Amir receives ‘Capital of Islamic Culture’ specie
KUWAIT:
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday Minister of Information and State Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem AlHumoud Al-Sabah and Secretary General of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters Ali Al-Youha. Sheikh Salman and Youha presented to His Highness the Amir a memorial specie on the occasion of selecting Kuwait City as Capital of Islamic Culture for the year 2016. They later presented similar memorial species to His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
Meetings
Earlier yesterday, His Highness the Amir received His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the Prime Minister, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem and First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah AlKhaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown Prince received Ghanem, His Highness Sheikh Jaber AlMubarak, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah AlMubarak Al-Sabah.
Condolences
In other news, His Highness the Amir sent a cable of condolences yesterday to the families of Abdullah Nayef Al-Owaihan and Nourah Hamad Al-Qaoud over their death and a number of both families’ members in the yacht fire off the southern resort of AlKhairan on Saturday. His Highness the Amir prayed that Allah Almighty bless their souls and wished a speedy recovery for the injured. His Highness the Crown Prince His Highness the Prime Minister, and Speaker Ghanem sent cables of similar sentiments. — KUNA