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KUWAIT CITY, March 3, (KUNA): His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah stressed his newly-formed government’s keenness to embody the desired cooperation with the National Assembly to achieve the country’s advancement.
This came as the Cabinet took the oath before His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, whereby His Highness the Prime Minister welcomed the newlyappointed ministers and thanked them for their acceptance of their roles at this stage with its various challenges.
In turn, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah, on behalf of the ministers, expressed his gratitude to His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal AlAhmad Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister for their trust.
In light of the Committee of Prisoners and Missing Persons’ announcement that they identified the remains of eight missing Kuwaiti persons since the Iraqi invasion in 1990 through DNA tests, the Cabinet expressed condolences to the martyrs’ families.
The Cabinet was then briefed about the situation surrounding efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic by the Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah.
Furthermore, the Cabinet called on all citizens and residents to fully adhere to health requirements to limit the spread of the pandemic.
The Cabinet also shed light on the recent regional and global political developments, where it expressed concern over the continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
It also stressed Kuwait’s solidarity with the Kingdom for all measures it takes to preserve its security and stability.
Of the items displayed in this photograph only a few can be recognized. The man at the right of the photograph is inspecting a sort of an adze. Note how organized these items are.
Kuwait’s traditional markets, or souks, were an integral part of the old city. Souks were colorful and diverse, some being highly specialized. They were the meeting place of merchants, men, women and the people of the desert. After a light breakfast and a cup of coffee, shopkeepers left their homes and headed for the souk. They stayed in their shops buying, selling and receiving friends until noon when they went home for lunch and the noon siesta. In the afternoon they returned to their shops where they stayed until sunset. Although the souks then
The local souks
became deserted, the shops were well-guarded.
To wander through the souks was a pleasure for a visitor to the old city. He would enjoy walking through the narrow and covered markets teeming with activity. He would pass by a group of bedouins from the desert sitting near an arms shop waiting patiently for their guns to be repaired, or hear a group of women bargaining with a textile vendor, or watch an old man waiting calmly for his turn to get a free cup of fresh water from an earthen jar provided by a wealthy citizen. These were but a few interesting sights the old souk had to offer before modernity changed the spirit of the souk and hastened the disappearance of most of them. (From the book
TOKYO, March 3, (KUNA): Kuwaiti Ambassador to Japan Hasan Zaman has participated in a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the relaunch of Japan’s disaster-hit Sanriku Railway, which was damaged by a magnitude 9.0-quake and ensuing tsunami in March 2011, the Embassy said Wednesday.
During the ceremony that took place on Monday, a number of train drivers wore traditional Kuwaiti uniforms, while the event featured performances by many school children in Iwate, according to a press release from the Embassy.
The railway, located in Iwate Prefecture about 450 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, had resumed its operations with using a fund generated from Kuwait’s donation of five million barrels of crude oil, which was provided 10 years ago upon directives of the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
The donation, equivalent to some USD 500 million, was distributed to three affected northeastern prefectures of Iwate, Fukushima and Miyagi, which suffered as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing and an enormous number of houses, buildings, cars and ships destroyed.
In his speech at the ceremony, Sanriku
Railway Company President Ichiro Nakamura reiterated Japan’s gratitude and appreciation to the Kuwaiti leadership, government and people for the generous support it provided.
On his part, Zaman stressed that Kuwait’s support to the friendly Japanese people is just an expression of the true friendship that brings together the two friendly peoples, and in recognition of the honorable positions of Japan and its people to support the Kuwaiti during the ordeal of the brutal Iraqi invasion.
“The determination of the Japanese people and the solidity of their strength were the main motivation behind the reconstruction efforts achieved since the disaster,” the Ambassador said in the speech, expressing the honor of the Kuwaitis for their contribution along with their Japanese friends to this great historic achievement.
As the two countries celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations this year, Zaman also reiterated Kuwait’s commitment to continue to stand with the friendly Japanese people and work hard to strengthen their friendship, while wishing Japan and its friendly people a lasting prosperity, success and progress.
On the sidelines of the ceremony, the Ambassador held an official meeting with Iwate Governor Takuya Tasso at the prefectural office, during which Tasso underlined the strong ties of friendship between the two friendly countries and his keenness to strengthen and deepen them, again expressing thanks to Kuwait for the generous support.
Iwate’s allocation of the donation, about JPY 8.4 billion (USD 80 million) was used in rebuilding damaged houses and Sanriku Railway stations as well as purchasing eight new train cars. Zaman expressed his great admiration for the determination of the friendly Japanese people and their great efforts to overcome the effects of the enormous disaster and rebuild what was destroyed, stressing that the friendship between Kuwait and Japan is historic and solid, and that all Kuwaiti officials are determined to strengthen it and raise it to a wider horizon.
The visit of the Ambassador to Iwate was highly publicized by the most prominent Japanese media, which noted the bilateral friendship between the two countries, and the great appreciation for the Kuwaiti people, according the Embassy.