TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA AL-HAJ(1st Prime Minister of Malaysia)
Amir receives newly appointed minister - Kuwait...
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LOCAL TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015 KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace yesterday in the pres- ence of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the newly appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr Yousef Mohammad Abdullah Al-Ali, who took the oath before HH the Amir. Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Director of the Office of His Highness Ahmad Fahad Sulaiman Al-Fahad, the Chief of Amiri Protocol Sheikh Khaled Abdullah Sabah Al Nasser Al-Sabah in addition to acting Secretary General for Cabinet Affairs, Advisor Wael Issa Al-As’ousi attended the cer- emony. Separately, HH the Amir received National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- Hamad Al-Sabah and Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council Faisal Al-Mershed. Meanwhile, HH the Crown Prince received Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, Minister of Public Works, Minister of Electricity and Water Ahmad Khaled Al-Jassar, as well as President of the National Security Apparatus Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al- Salem Al-Sabah. Also yesterday, HH the Prime Minister received IBM’s director general of research and intellectual property Dr William LaFontaine and his accompanying delegation. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anas Al-Saleh, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority Director General Sheikh Mishal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah attended the meeting. US Ambassador to Kuwait Douglas Silliman had announced recently that IBM will launch a subsidiary office in Kuwait next week. In other news, HH the Crown Prince is set to patronize the honoring ceremony of distinguished workers at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) for the 6th session (2014-2015) today. Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Bader Hamad Al-Essa will attend the cer- emony at KISR headquarters on behalf of HH the Crown Prince. — KUNA KUWAIT: (From left) Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr Yousef Mohammad Al-Ali, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah are pictured during the Amir’s reception of the newly appointed minister. — Amiri Diwan photos HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah meets IBM’s director general of research and intellectual property Dr William LaFontaine. Amir receives newly appointed minister Prime Minister receives IBM official Dr Yousef Mohammad Al-Ali swears in as the new Minister of Commerce and Industry. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council Faisal Al-Mershed. JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will honor His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for the UN’s Humanitarian Leader title during the 42nd OIC session to be held in Kuwait tomorrow and the day after, the OIC announced yesterday. HH the Amir will deliver a speech at the session’s opening, while First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al- Sabah will head the meeting, the OIC said in a statement. Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir and Secretary General of the organization Eyad Madani will also perform speeches in the opening session, the statement notes. The 42nd session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers entitled “Joint Vision in Promoting Tolerance and Rejecting Terrorism” will focus on the current conflicts in Syria, Libya, Yemen and Palestine, as well as fighting terrorism and Islamophobia, the OIC said. Meanwhile, the statement noted that the meeting will also discuss conflicts in the Islamic world and a number of different parts of social, economic, cultural, techno- logical and humanitarian topics. Moreover, the session’s agenda includes the condi- tions of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, the peace process in Mali and the current situation in Somalia, including develop- ment and reconstruction in the country, OIC added. Separately, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Malaysia Saad Al-Asousi met with chairman of the protocol department in the Malaysian Foreign Ministry to prepare for the 42nd OIC session. The two sides dis- cussed the participation of Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hanifah Aman in the event, which will focus on fighting ter- rorism and the current situation in Yemen, Libya, Syria and Palestine, Asousi said yes- terday. He also noted that the special envoy of the OIC Secretary General to Myanmar Hamid Al-Bar will also be present at the event to discuss the conditions of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. — KUNA KUWAIT: The cabinet yesterday condemned a sui- cide attack that targeted a mosque east of Saudi Arabia on Friday, leaving scores of people dead or injured. Some 21 people were killed and more than 80 wounded when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden belt at a mosque packed with wor- shippers in the eastern province of Al-Qatif. The cabinet’s weekly meeting, held at Seif Palace under chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah offered condolences to the relatives of the victims, wishing the wounded speed recovery. It also reiterated Kuwait’s condemnation and rejection of all forms of terrorism, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah said. At the outset of the meeting, the ministers eulogized former National Assembly speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi who died on Thursday at the age of 75. They stressed Al-Khorafi’s personal exploits and the great services he rendered to the country over the years. Born in 1940, Khorafi came from a locally high- ly-revered family of businessmen and politicians. He was voted an MP nine times and a National Assembly speaker from 1999 to 2011. He was also appointed as Minister of Finance and Economy in 1985-1990. New minister HH the Premier then welcomed newly-appoint- ed Minister of Industry and Commerce Dr. Yousef Mohammad Abdullah Al-Ali wishing him the best, serving the interests of the people and the nation. The cabinet was then notified of a message from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon inviting HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah to attend the treaty signature/ratification ceremony to be organized by the Treaty Section, New York, 28 September-1 October, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah added. The event aims at encouraging wider participation in the multilateral treaties deposited with him (over 500 treaties) and their speedier entry into force. The meeting was then informed about a mes- sage from Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to HH the Amir inviting him to attend the UN Third International Conference on Financing for Development, Addis Ababa, July 13- 16, 2015. University City Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Bader Hamad Al-Essa briefed the meeting on the progress of work at the Sabah Al Salem University City in Ashedadiya. This was followed by detailed account on the project by Director of Kuwait University Construction Program (KUCP) Dr Qutaiba Abdul- Razzaq Razouki who said that the University City has been built on a total area of six million square meters. It is divided into two parts, the first is the general campus that will embrace all Kuwait University scientific and humanities colleges. The other will include all the medical ones. Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Planning and Development Hind Subaih Al-Subaih briefed the meeting on the monthly follow-up report of the strategic projects being carried out nationwide, as well as the leg- islative requirements for the national develop- ment plan, 2015-2016. The cabinet reviewed topics on the agenda of the National Assembly, and reports on the politi- cal developments on the Arab and the interna- tional scenes. —KUNA KUWAIT: Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry Khaled Suleiman Al-Jarallah met yesterday with visiting Secretary of Foreign Relations of the Republic of Argentina Eduardo Antonio Zuain and his accompa- nying delegation. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations and the latest developments on both regional and international arenas. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Saud Al-Nasser Al- Sabah Diplomatic Institute and Foreign Service Institute of Argentina. The memo was inked by Al-Jarallah and Zuain in the presence of Jarallah’s Office Director Ambassador Ayham Al-Omar, Deputy Director of the Americas Department Fadhel Al-Hassan and the Argentinean Ambassador to Kuwait Jorge Omar Antonio Biga. — KUNA KUWAIT: The Ministry of Public Works (MPW) and the UK’s Transport and Research Laboratory (TRL) yes- terday celebrated the successful completion of their joint research project, which focused on investigat- ing the premature deterioration of asphalt wearing on roads in Kuwait and the subsequent training of MPW staff on this matter, and which will lead to safer and more durable roads for everyone in Kuwait. At an award ceremony celebrating the completion of this project, Simon Williams, Director of UK Trade and Investment, stated: “I am pleased to be here today to celebrate the suc- cessful collaboration between the Ministry of Public Works and the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory, which was established over 80 years ago. In addition to their work with the MPW, I am pleased to announce that the Ministry of Interior (MOI) have awarded TRL a new project which would utilize the latest technology for the collection, storage, analysis and reporting of crash data. This will support the MoI in developing effec- tive policy and approaches to improve road safety in Kuwait. I look forward in due course to help with the presentation of certificates to MPW staff.” Kuwait is an incredibly important economic partner for the UK. The financial relationship between our two countries is only getting stronger as shown by the fact that exports have increased 16% from last year. TRL works across a wide spectrum of fields in the transport sector, and pro- vides impartial and trusted advice to a range of international clients, and national Governments. Cabinet condemns mosque attack in Saudi Arabia Ministers eulogize former speaker Khorafi Amir to be honored in 42nd OIC session MPW, UK’s transport lab celebrate project completion Simon Williams, Director of UK Trade and Investment speaks at the cere- mony. Jarallah, Argentinean official discuss ties KUWAIT: Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah and Argentina’s Secretary of Foreign Relations Eduardo Antonio Zuain sign a memorandum of understanding yester- day. — KUNA
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L O C A LTUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace yesterday in the pres-ence of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the newly appointed Ministerof Commerce and Industry Dr Yousef Mohammad AbdullahAl-Ali, who took the oath before HH the Amir.
Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali JarrahAl-Sabah, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs SheikhMohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Director of theOffice of His Highness Ahmad Fahad Sulaiman Al-Fahad, theChief of Amiri Protocol Sheikh Khaled Abdullah Sabah AlNasser Al-Sabah in addition to acting Secretary General forCabinet Affairs, Advisor Wael Issa Al-As’ousi attended the cer-emony.
Separately, HH the Amir received National AssemblySpeaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, First Deputy Prime Ministerand Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Chairman of the Supreme JudicialCouncil Faisal Al-Mershed.
Meanwhile, HH the Crown Prince received Sheikh SabahAl-Khaled, Minister of Public Works, Minister of Electricity andWater Ahmad Khaled Al-Jassar, as well as President of theNational Security Apparatus Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.
Also yesterday, HH the Prime Minister received IBM’sdirector general of research and intellectual property DrWilliam LaFontaine and his accompanying delegation.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anas Al-Saleh,Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh MohammadAbdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and Kuwait Direct InvestmentPromotion Authority Director General Sheikh Mishal Jaber
Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah attended the meeting. US Ambassadorto Kuwait Douglas Silliman had announced recently that IBMwill launch a subsidiary office in Kuwait next week.
In other news, HH the Crown Prince is set to patronizethe honoring ceremony of distinguished workers at Kuwait
Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) for the 6th session(2014-2015) today. Minister of Education and Minister ofHigher Education Bader Hamad Al-Essa will attend the cer-emony at KISR headquarters on behalf of HH the CrownPrince. — KUNA
KUWAIT: (From left) Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr Yousef Mohammad Al-Ali, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, HH theAmir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah are pictured during the Amir’s reception of thenewly appointed minister. — Amiri Diwan photos
HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah meets IBM’s director general ofresearch and intellectual property Dr William LaFontaine.
Amir receives newly appointed ministerPrime Minister receives IBM official
Dr Yousef Mohammad Al-Ali swears in as the new Ministerof Commerce and Industry.
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council FaisalAl-Mershed.
JEDDAH: The Organization of IslamicCooperation (OIC) will honor His Highnessthe Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-JaberAl-Sabah for the UN’s Humanitarian Leadertitle during the 42nd OIC session to be heldin Kuwait tomorrow and the day after, theOIC announced yesterday.
HH the Amir will deliver a speech at thesession’s opening, while First Deputy PrimeMinister and Minister of Foreign AffairsSheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah will head the meeting, the OIC saidin a statement. Saudi Minister of ForeignAffairs Adel Al-Jubeir and Secretary Generalof the organization Eyad Madani will alsoperform speeches in the opening session,the statement notes.
The 42nd session of the OIC Council ofForeign Ministers entitled “Joint Vision inPromoting Tolerance and RejectingTerrorism” will focus on the current conflictsin Syria, Libya, Yemen and Palestine, as wellas fighting terrorism and Islamophobia, theOIC said.
Meanwhile, the statement noted that
the meeting will also discuss conflicts inthe Islamic world and a number of differentparts of social, economic, cultural, techno-logical and humanitarian topics. Moreover,the session’s agenda includes the condi-tions of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar,the peace process in Mali and the currentsituation in Somalia, including develop-ment and reconstruction in the country,OIC added.
Separately, Kuwaiti Ambassador toMalaysia Saad Al-Asousi met with chairmanof the protocol department in theMalaysian Foreign Ministry to prepare forthe 42nd OIC session. The two sides dis-cussed the participation of MalaysianMinister of Foreign Affairs Hanifah Aman inthe event, which will focus on fighting ter-rorism and the current situation in Yemen,Libya, Syria and Palestine, Asousi said yes-terday. He also noted that the special envoyof the OIC Secretary General to MyanmarHamid Al-Bar will also be present at theevent to discuss the conditions of theRohingya Muslims in Myanmar. — KUNA
KUWAIT: The cabinet yesterday condemned a sui-cide attack that targeted a mosque east of SaudiArabia on Friday, leaving scores of people dead orinjured. Some 21 people were killed and more than80 wounded when a suicide bomber detonated anexplosive-laden belt at a mosque packed with wor-shippers in the eastern province of Al-Qatif.
The cabinet’s weekly meeting, held at SeifPalace under chairmanship of His Highness thePrime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-HamadAl-Sabah offered condolences to the relatives ofthe victims, wishing the wounded speed recovery.It also reiterated Kuwait’s condemnation andrejection of all forms of terrorism, Minister of Statefor Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad AbdullahAl-Mubarak Al-Sabah said.
At the outset of the meeting, the ministerseulogized former National Assembly speakerJassem Al-Khorafi who died on Thursday at theage of 75. They stressed Al-Khorafi’s personalexploits and the great services he rendered to thecountry over the years.
Born in 1940, Khorafi came from a locally high-ly-revered family of businessmen and politicians.He was voted an MP nine times and a National
Assembly speaker from 1999 to 2011. He was alsoappointed as Minister of Finance and Economy in1985-1990.
New ministerHH the Premier then welcomed newly-appoint-
ed Minister of Industry and Commerce Dr. YousefMohammad Abdullah Al-Ali wishing him the best,serving the interests of the people and the nation.
The cabinet was then notified of a messagefrom UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon invitingHH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to attend the treaty signature/ratificationceremony to be organized by the Treaty Section,New York, 28 September-1 October, SheikhMohammad Abdullah added. The event aims atencouraging wider participation in the multilateraltreaties deposited with him (over 500 treaties) andtheir speedier entry into force.
The meeting was then informed about a mes-sage from Ethiopian Prime Minister HailemariamDesalegn to HH the Amir inviting him to attendthe UN Third International Conference onFinancing for Development, Addis Ababa, July 13-16, 2015.
University CityMinister of Education and Minister of Higher
Education Dr Bader Hamad Al-Essa briefed themeeting on the progress of work at the Sabah AlSalem University City in Ashedadiya.
This was followed by detailed account on theproject by Director of Kuwait UniversityConstruction Program (KUCP) Dr Qutaiba Abdul-Razzaq Razouki who said that the University Cityhas been built on a total area of six million squaremeters. It is divided into two parts, the first is thegeneral campus that will embrace all KuwaitUniversity scientific and humanities colleges. Theother will include all the medical ones.
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor andMinister of State for Planning and DevelopmentHind Subaih Al-Subaih briefed the meeting on themonthly follow-up report of the strategic projectsbeing carried out nationwide, as well as the leg-islative requirements for the national develop-ment plan, 2015-2016.
The cabinet reviewed topics on the agenda ofthe National Assembly, and reports on the politi-cal developments on the Arab and the interna-tional scenes. —KUNA
KUWAIT: Undersecretary of the ForeignMinistry Khaled Suleiman Al-Jarallah metyesterday with visiting Secretary of ForeignRelations of the Republic of ArgentinaEduardo Antonio Zuain and his accompa-nying delegation. During the meeting, thetwo sides discussed bilateral relations andthe latest developments on both regionaland international arenas.
A memorandum of understanding was
signed between the Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute and ForeignService Institute of Argentina. The memowas inked by Al-Jarallah and Zuain in thepresence of Jarallah’s Office DirectorAmbassador Ayham Al-Omar, DeputyDirector of the Americas DepartmentFadhel Al-Hassan and the ArgentineanAmbassador to Kuwait Jorge Omar AntonioBiga. — KUNA
KUWAIT: The Ministry of PublicWorks (MPW) and the UK’s Transportand Research Laboratory (TRL) yes-terday celebrated the successfulcompletion of their joint researchproject, which focused on investigat-ing the premature deterioration ofasphalt wearing on roads in Kuwaitand the subsequent training of MPWstaff on this matter, and which willlead to safer and more durable roadsfor everyone in Kuwait.
At an award ceremony celebratingthe completion of this project, SimonWilliams, Director of UK Trade andInvestment, stated: “I am pleased tobe here today to celebrate the suc-cessful collaboration between theMinistry of Public Works and the UK’sTransport Research Laboratory,which was established over 80 yearsago.
In addition to their work with the
MPW, I am pleased to announce thatthe Ministry of Interior (MOI) haveawarded TRL a new project whichwould utilize the latest technologyfor the collection, storage, analysisand reporting of crash data. This willsupport the MoI in developing effec-tive policy and approaches toimprove road safety in Kuwait. I lookforward in due course to help withthe presentation of certificates toMPW staff.”
Kuwait is an incredibly importanteconomic partner for the UK. Thefinancial relationship between ourtwo countries is only getting strongeras shown by the fact that exportshave increased 16% from last year.TRL works across a wide spectrum offields in the transport sector, and pro-vides impartial and trusted advice toa range of international clients, andnational Governments.
Cabinet condemns mosqueattack in Saudi Arabia
Ministers eulogize former speaker Khorafi
Amir to be honoredin 42nd OIC session
MPW, UK’s transportlab celebrate
project completion
Simon Williams, Director of UK Trade and Investment speaks at the cere-mony.
Jarallah, Argentineanofficial discuss ties
KUWAIT: Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah and Argentina’s Secretary ofForeign Relations Eduardo Antonio Zuain sign a memorandum of understanding yester-day. — KUNA
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