Amir receives ‘congratulatory’ cable from Jordanian Monarch
Farwaniya governor congratulates HH Amir on assuming power
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 4, (KUNA): His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AlSabah received Sunday a cable of congratulations from Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, in which he congratulated him on the occasion of assuming power.
In the cable, he hopes to continue joint work to develop the existing cooperation between Kuwait and Jordan in various fields, wishing His Highness the Amir for continued success, goodness and development in the homeland.
His Highness the Amir sent a cable back, in which he thanked and appreciated the positive message, embracing historical and close ties between Kuwait and Jordan, wishing him good health, as well as progress and prosperity under his leadership.
Meanwhile, Farwaniya Governor Sheikh Mishaal Al-Jaber Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah on Saturday congratulated His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the occasion of taking office.
In a statement, Sheikh Mishaal said “we seize opportunity to affirm, before Allah and the Kuwaiti people, our pledge to obedience and prioritizing the service of our dear homeland and our wise leadership following the path of Your Highness and our late father, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,
may Allah have mercy upon his soul.”
He prayed to Allah the Almighty to protect and help His Highness the Amir, wishing him good health and Kuwait further prosperity.
His Highness the Amir also received on Saturday sincere felicitations from Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) Director General Dr Samira Al-Sayed Omar on assuming power.
In a press statement, she said that “His Highness the Amir is the best successor of the best predecessor”, lauding the stances by the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his continued support to scientific research in Kuwait.
She wished success to His Highness the Amir so as to continue the path of development and construction in all fields.
The KISR’s researchers and staff vowed to obey His Highness the Amir and continue scientific research as well as make achievements to benefit Kuwaiti people, she added.
Omar confirmed that the political leadership has been supporting greatly, and paying attention to, the research and scientific institutions in Kuwait.
Also, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh on Saturday conveyed congratulations to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AlSabah on the occasion of assuming power.
“It is an honor for me to convey, on behalf of all staff of the ministry, sincere felicitations to Your Highness,” Al-Saleh said, according to a statement by the ministry’s security
media and public relations department.
Al-Saleh, also Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, prayed to Allah the Almighty to help His Highness the Amir continue the path of “our father”, His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, may Allah the Almighty have mercy upon his soul.
He voiced his pride for the path of His Highness the Amir, which is full of remarkable achievements and the rich history for the sake of the State of Kuwait and its loyal people.
He said that “Your Highness is the best successor of the best predecessor”.
He prayed to Allah to protect and help His Highness the Amir, wishing Kuwait further progress, stability and prosperity under the leadership of His Highness the Amir.
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 4, (Agencies): The Audit Bureau has approved up to 698 projects worth KD 1.12 billion (USD 3.6 billion) since start of April until September of the current year.
The bureau said in a statement on Sunday that the files included contracts, execution of which would last for five years.
Number-one auditor at the department, Yasmin Basha, was quoted by the statement as saying that 83 of the ventures belonged to the cabinet secretariat general, the ministries of public works, power and water, interior, finance, defense and education.
Advance auditing succeeded, during the abovementioned period, in saving KD 50 million (USD 16 million), Basha said
Moreover, the Diwan disapproved 66 proposed ventures worth KD 163 million (USD 526 million) for various reasons, such as lack of required specifications.
Meanwhile, a delegation from the Kuwaiti State Audit Bureau (SAB) on Sunday participated in the 21th meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council Accounting and Auditing Organisation, headed by audit undersecretary Abdulaziz Al-Holy.
SAB’s Director General of training and international relations Department Saud Al -Zamanan said the meeting agreed unanimously on SAB proposal regarding spreading awareness and knowledge.
Al-Zamanan added that this proposal aims to exchange knowledge in the field of auditing to implement sustainable development goals.
The meeting also discussed the follow-up report issued by the 16th meeting of the heads of departments, which included discussion of the training plan for the year 2020 and the implementation of the training program on investment control, which will be organized by Qatar Audit bureau, he noted.
In addition, a workshop on international standards for the supreme audit institutions and auditing, to be held in Saudi General Auditing Bureau as well as the approval of Abu Dhabi regarding strengthening cooperation and combating corruption.
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Al-Sabahiya suffers:
The Sabahiya area is one of the oldest urban areas in Kuwait, and one of the highest in population density, and despite the urban expansion that the country is witnessing, many of these old areas, including Sabahiya, have not been taken into consideration for development of the services, instead much attention is paid to new facilities, without modernizing and developing old urban areas, reports Al-Rai daily.
The Al-Rai daily shed light on many of the problems facing the people of Al-Sabahiya. The Kuwaitis living in these areas suffer much because the state authorities have turned a blind eye on these areas since they have failed to punish the violators of the law.
One of the most prominent problems the area is facing is the spread of the phenomenon of the socalled ‘bachelors’ because some weak-minded citizens take advantage of laxity of the law to rent out part of their homes (outhouses or upper floors) to these bachelors which has become a popular business to make a fast buck for some.
This phenomenon is dealt with by the official authorities on a timid basis, and based on neighbors’ complaints, but without a radical solution.
With the spread of bachelors’ housing in Sabahiya, the phenomenon of menial labor and violators of the residence law has flourished.
These bachelors can be seen on main streets and at roundabouts in early mornings and afternoon hours, looking for work. To add insult to injury they use the parking lots of schools and public squares to park their vehicles.