Zain diamond sponsor of the Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Village

Project runs until March 2016

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 21: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, announced its diamond sponsorship of the national project entitled ‘Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Village’. The cultural initiative, held for the second year, comes under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and runs from December 2015-March 2016.

Zain took part in the village’s inauguration ceremony, where HE Sheikh Ali Jarah Al-Sabah, Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs, presented the honoring token to Zain Kuwait’s Chief Executive Officer Eaman Al-Roudhan, to highlight Zain’s support of this national initiative. The village, a national project that currently runs for the second year, aims at connecting the past and the present through a unique location that uses traditional Kuwaiti architectural design.

The village aims at being the ideal internal touristic destination, and offers visitors a wide variety of services and activities, including stores, cafes, restaurants, playgrounds, a motorsport circuit, a football pitch, a dedicated section for young entrepreneurs to showcase their products and services, as well as a small scaled museum for GCC countries to showcase their heritage and local traditions.

Zain stressed its keenness on providing the needed support and encouragement to all activities and initiatives that further pushes the national economic and touristic development wheel. The company is committed to continuing to support all kinds of national projects that support the national economy and offer innovative ideas that contribute to the further progress of Kuwait.