GCC heritage exhibit reflects historical depth: NCCAL chief
By Shahad Kamal
Dr Tahani Al-Adwani during the opening of the exhibition.
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 16, (KUNA): The sixth GCC heritage exhibition contains relics, which reflect the historical depth of member states, Secretary-General of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) Tahani Al-Adwani said on Wednesday.
Speaking to KUNA on the sidelines of opening the event held at Kuwait National Museum, Al-Adwani said the show, which is held on a rotating basis in GCC states, mirrors the historical and civilized unity as well as cultural diversity.
For his part, NCCAL’s director of the department of antiquities and museums Sultan Al-Duwaish, said in a similar statement to KUNA that the month-long exhibition is highlighting GCC archeological discoveries made between the Stone Age and the Islamic era.
He noted that the Gulf region has got a common history and its nations share
identical hopes and aspirations.
Meanwhile, historian Farhan Al-Farhan expressed his delight for the show, which is displaying examples of monuments existing in the GCC countries and civilization of the Arab nation.
The event shows the cohesion and unity of GCC member states, he pointed out.
The first version of the exhibition was hosted by the UAE in 2006, while the following versions occurred in Saudi Arabia in 2009, Qatar in 2011, Bahrain in 2013 and Oman in 2015.
Meanwhile, the government is working on restructuring some ministries and affiliated institutions in the coming
phase in view of the governmental commitment to the policies for rationalizing expenditure, enhancing revenues, and dealing with fiscal deficit in the state budget, reports Al-Nahar daily quoted informed sources.
They explained that the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has started contacting these authorities to coordinate on the mechanism for restructuring its sectors, and prepare comprehensive studies for the concerned authorities to adopt and launch implementation of the mechanism. Some affiliated institutions addressed CSC for the restructuring of their sectors in order to carry out the assigned tasks, develop their abilities, and enhance the efficiency of their staff.