L O C A LMONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2016

Amir receives Governor of BasraKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meetswith Governor of Basra Majed Al-Nasrawi. —Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos

His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabahmeets Governor of Basra Majed Al-Nasrawi.

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-AhmadAl-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Seif PalaceGovernor of Basra Majed Al-Nasrawi and his delegation.The meeting was attended by Amiri diwan advisorMohammed Dhaifallah Sharar. Nasrawi later met with HisHighness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Minister of the Amiri Diwan AffairsSheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The meetingswere attended by Capital Governor Thabit Mohammad Al-

Muhanna and Kuwait’s Consul in Basra Ambassador YousefAshour Al-Sabbagh.

Earlier yesterday, His Highness the Amir received HisHighness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak, FirstDeputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Acting National AssemblySpeaker MP Abdullah Al-Tamimi.

Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown Prince received His

Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, Tamimi, Deputy Premier and Interior MinisterSheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah andDeputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh KhaledAl-Jarrah Al-Sabah.

He also hosted Minister of Information and Minister of Statefor Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-HumoudAl-Sabah and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs SheikhMohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. —KUNA

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir SheikhSabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sentyesterday a cable of congratulations toKuwaiti shooter Abdullah Al-Turqi Al-Rashidi, congratulating him for winning thebronze medal in the men’s skeet at the RioDe Janeiro summer Olympic Games.

His Highness hailed this distinguishedKuwaiti accomplishment which has provencapabilities of the Kuwaiti youth in achiev-ing such outstanding sport achievements,wishing him all the best in representingKuwait at the regional and internationalarenas. His Highness the Crown PrinceSheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,His Highness the Prime Minister SheikhJaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah andNational Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem sent similar cables.

AwardMeanwhile, Deputy Director General of

the Public Authority for Sports Dr Humoud

Fleitah congratulated Rashidi on thebronze medal, and announced that the“well-deserved achievement entitlesRashidi to an award worth KD 3,000 permonth for four years as per the regulationsof the professionalism statutes.”

“The award is meant to encourage thesportspeople to assert themselves interna-tionally,” he said. “The public authority forsports, its board of directors and directorgeneral spare no effort in translating intoaction the instructions of His Highness theAmir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown PrinceSheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabahand His Highness the Prime Minister SheikhJaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah tohonor and encourage the skilled sports-people and athletes.” He voiced hope thatthe Kuwaiti youth will be able to makemore achievements in the coming sportsevents.

Separately, Minister of Information and

Minister of State for Youth Affairs SheikhSalman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah on Sundayaffirmed that Rashidi’s accomplishment inRio de Janeiro proved anew that the youngcitizens are quite able to overcome hard-ships such as those facing the nationalsports now.

Despite the challenges facing theKuwaiti sports and the cessation of partici-pation in international tournaments underKuwait Flag, the sons of Kuwait manifestedresolve and took part in the games in Riode Janeiro, though under the Olympic flag,to manifest to the world the Kuwaiti ath-letes’ capacity to represent their countryand lift its image high, the minister said.The leaders of Kuwait are proud of theirsons upon whom “we depend for brandish-ing the national flag,” he said.

DedicationIn the meantime, Rashidi dedicated

the bronze medal to the people of Kuwait

who have backed him throughout hissports life. Rashidi in a statement addedthat he was dedicating the win to thepolitical leadership, namely His Highnessthe Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-JaberAl-Sabah, His Highness the Crown PrinceSheik h Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Pr imeMinister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.

He deeply cherished the unlimitedsupport granted to him by Minister ofInformation Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah andthe Direc tor General of the Publ icAuthority for Sports Sheikh Ahmad Al-Mansour Al-Sabah. Rashidi had earnedthe bronze medal, beating the Ukrainianfoe, Mykola Milchev. On Wednesday, theKuwaiti champion Fehaid Al-Deehaniwon the gold medal in the double-trapcompetition, drawing much applausefrom Kuwait’s top leaders and ordinarycitizens. —KUNA

Amir congratulates shooteron winning bronze medal

Rashidi awarded KD 3,000 monthly allowance for four years

Kuwait’s Envoy toItaly holds banquetin honor of Deehani

ROME: Kuwait Embassy in Rome celebrated Olympic gold-medalist shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani on his way back toKuwait. Kuwait Embassy in Italy said yesterday that KuwaitiAmbassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Khaled Al-Sabah held a ban-quet in honor of the Kuwaiti champion and the nationalArchery team to celebrate the occasion of his unprecedent-ed winning of a gold medal in men’s double trap competi-tion of the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janero, Brazil.

The Kuwaiti ambassador praised the achievement ofDeehani and described his accomplishment as a significantmark in the history of Kuwaiti sports, adding that this wasachieved through the great courage and distinctive per-formance assumed by the marksman.

Meanwhile, Deehani expressed his gratitude for the ini-tiative of the Kuwaiti diplomat, thanking him and the mem-bers of the embassy for their graciousness. He also thankedGod Almighty first, for being able to achieve this uniqueachievement, extending his thanks to Kuwait for investing inhim and his fellow shooters through the Public Authority forSports. Deehani dedicated the win to His Highness the AmirSheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness theCrown Prince, His Highness the Prime Minister, and allKuwaiti people. —KUNA

Amir congratulatesveteran singer on

successful operationKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-AhmadAl-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of congratulations Saturdayto singer Abdulaziz Al-Mufarrej on the successful operationhe underwent in the United States, and his safe return toKuwait.

His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-AhmadAl-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister SheikhJaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and National AssemblySpeaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem also congratulated Mufarrejon the successful surgery.

Meanwhile, Minister of Information and State Ministerfor Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-HumoudAl-Sabah congratulated Mufarrej on the successful surgery,praying to Allah the Almighty to perpetuate long lastinghealth and wellness on him.

He added that the state would spare no effort in caringfor its artists and singers in all spheres in interpretation ofthe directives of the supreme political leadership repre-sented by His Highness the Amir, His Highness the CrownPrince and His Highness the Prime Minister. —KUNA

Sheikh Salman pays tributeto former Info Minister

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State forYouth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-

Sabah paid tribute yesterday to for-mer Minister of InformationMohammad Al-Sanousi’s contribu-tions to the development of nationaltelevision.

Sanousi handed Sheikh Salman acopy of a book that chronicles thepersonalities and events that helpedpropel Kuwaiti television to promi-nence, said a statement by theMinistry of Information. Moreover,

Sheikh Salman cited the book, entitled ‘Al-Sanousi.. KuwaitiTelevision History and Tales (1961-1985),’ as an integralsource that illustrates just how far the media sector in thecountry has come. —KUNA

Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah

KUWAIT: Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait GhulamDastagir hailed the strong Kuwaiti-Pakistani ties inthe fields of economy, politics, culture and military.Pakistan is offering training courses for Kuwaitimarine and air force as part of the prominent mili-

tary cooperation between the two sides, Dastagirsaid on the sidelines of a ceremony to hoist thePakistani flag in celebration of the country’s 70thindependence Day anniversary yesterday. In thesame context, he recalled the recent meeting

between Pakistani Air Chief Marshal Sohail Amanand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of DefenseSheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah in Kuwait, whereAman offered a deal on buying fighter jets.

Meanwhile, the ambassador noted that eco-

nomic cooperation is growing, adding thatPakistan is the number one importer of Kuwaitidiesel, while it is also one of the top exporters ofHalal meat to Kuwait. Pakistan celebrates itsIndependence Day on 14 August to commemorate

the day when the country was declared an inde-pendent nation away from the British rule in 1947,as the first Pakistani leader and founderMuhammad Ali Jinnah began his leadership of thestate. —KUNA

Kuwait, Pakistan share deep ties: AmbassadorKUWAIT: Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait Ghulam Dastagir hoists Pakistan’s flag during a ceremony to celebrate the country’s 70th independence Day anniversary yesterday. (Right) People celebrate during theevent. (Center)—Photos by Joseph Shagra

Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait Ghulam Dastagir