LOCALARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 20-21, 2018

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Al-Sabeeh welcomes all elementsof democracy, constitutional tools

Info ministry to disburse excellent performance bonuses

KUWAIT CITY, April 19: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, the State Minister for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh affi rmed readiness to face any questioning as she has always done in the past, reports Al-Rai daily.

Speaking to reporters, on the sidelines of an agreement signed on the projects of Kuwait Student Programs Center, the minister denied receiving any questioning at present.

Al-Subeeh asserted democracy is an integral part of development and the system should be accepted, indicating she welcomes all elements of democ-racy and constitutional tools, which includes questioning.

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Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) intends to start the process of constructive organization targeting senior positions with the aim of fi lling the vacancies in three sectors, reports Al-Rai daily quoting informed sources.

They explained that directors of three sectors are being groomed to replace

Kuwait’s Minister of Defense Sheikh Nassar Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah receives CEO of Boeing Company Marc Allen.

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KUNA photo

The meeting of the sub-committee in progress.

Sub-committee holds meet

Acting Director General for Public Rela-tions and Media Security at Ministry of Interior Brigadier Tawheed Al-Kanderi issued a statement recently concerning a meeting of the Executive Sub-Com-mittee affi liated to Higher Committee of the National Campaign for Prevention of Narcotic Dangers.

Brigadier Al-Kanderi urged for non-conformity awareness campaigns to

control narcotics by touching on the ideas of various target segments, af-fi rming the need for harmonizing ef-forts to wipe out the menace that is blowing through society. He urged for concerted efforts to spread awareness to identify the dangers of destructive narcotics while sensitizing the public about the social, economic and health damages.

Plans to boost brotherly ties

Kuwaiti delegation; PakistanANF discuss anti-narcotic issuesISLAMABAD, April 19, (KUNA): An eight-member Kuwaiti delegation visited Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Headquarters in eastern Rawalpindi city on Thursday and discussed anti-narcot-ics matters and shared Kuwaiti experi-ences on the subject.

The Kuwaiti delegation was headed by Maj Gen Khaled Abdullah Al-Daiin, Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Affairs, where Director Gen-eral of ANF Maj Gen Musarrat Nawaz Malik led the Pakistani side in the dia-logue.

According to a statement by ANF, the discussions focused on legal frame-work and other areas of mutual coop-eration.

Both delegates emphasized need to further cement the brotherly relations of both the countries, enhance intelligence sharing and elimination of impediments in coordinated and international con-trolled delivery operations.

During the discussions, due emphasis was also laid for up-gradation of legal aspects compatible to prevalent envi-ronments. Need for regular interaction, communication and sharing of best prac-

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First Deputy Prime Minister and Min-ister of Defense Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met Thursday with Managing Director of McKinsey and Company in the Middle East Tarek El-masry.

The two sides addressed Elmasry’s visit to the country and discussed key subjects of mutual interest, the defense ministry said in a statement.

Later, Sheikh Nasser A-Sabah met with Google’s Managing Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Lino Cattaruzzi.

During the meeting, the defense minis-ter reviewed Google’s latest updates and discussed with Cattaruzzi ways to boost bilateral cooperation in technology and digital environment.

Later, Sheikh Nasser met, separate-ly, with US Ambassador Lawrence Sil-verman and Boeing’s President Marc Allen.

He discussed with them key issues and subjects of joint interest, in addition to aspects of Allen’s visit to Kuwait.

KUNA photoDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives Bahrain’s

Ambassador Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Khalifa.

Kuwaiti FM meets Bahrain envoyKuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sa-bah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Thursday received outgoing Bahraini Ambassador Prince

Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Khalifa.During the meeting, the min-

ister commended the outgoing diplomat’s distinguished efforts and contributions to the promo-

tion and development of brotherly relations.

The meeting was attended by several senior offi cials of the For-eign Ministry. (KUNA)

three assistant directors general who intend to resign. They are Assistant Director General for Financial Af-fairs Mahmoud Al-Qattan, Assistant Director General for Administrative Affairs Muhammad Kenaimesh and Assistant Director General for Monitoring and Auditing Affairs Eng Khalaf Al-Mendel.

The source said the decision on the appointment is expected to be is-sued soon and will include Director of Private Sector Projects Eng Anwar Al-Helali, Eng Rasha Al-Adsani from Strategic Planning and Investment Department, Director of Coordina-tion and Programs Department and Spokesperson of PAHW Eng. Ibra-him Al-Nashi, and Director of Con-tracts Department Munira Al-Emran.

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Senior offi cials from the Ministry of Information disclosed that excel-lent performance bonuses will be disbursed to benefi ciaries before the weekend or early next week, reports Al-Anba daily. They pointed out that the ministry is disbursing bo-nuses to its staff for the fi rst time in April after many years of conduct-ing the process in July or August.

The maximum sum paid to em-ployees annually is KD 3,000, with the ministry undersecretary receiv-ing KD 2,500, assistant undersecre-tary (KD 2,000), director of depart-ment (KD 1,500), supervisor (KD 1,250), head of department (KD 1,000), head of division (KD 850), employees from categories “A” to “D” (KD 800), employees from cat-egories “E” to “H” (KD 600), and those with technical jobs (KD 300).

School hosts Mama Anisa: As part of its activities and tremendous efforts to create an environment conducive and attractive for learning, Aisha Al-Modahakh School hosted Mama Anisa and team of “Ayal Al-Deira” program, reports Al-Rai daily.

Mama Anisa expressed appreciation to the school, under the leadership of its able principal Ibtihaj Al-Shammari, for its hospitality.

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Solar project sold: According to the website “Renewables Now”, the Canadian Solar Inc announced that it has concluded the sale of the 80.6-MWp Guimarania solar project in Brazil to a unit of Spanish utility Gas Natural Fenosa, reports Al-Qabas daily.

The company said this is the fourth project that was successfully developed and sold in Brazil.

The website explained that the Spanish utility Gas Natural Fenosa bought the project from the Canadian company through Global Power Gen-eration (GPG), which is a joint ven-ture between Gas Natural Fenosa and Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) that is dedicated to international busi-ness, and has a current portfolio of 3,000 MW.

According to Fenosa, GPG expects to invest about $117.5 million in the devel-opment of the project.

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GCC chiefs, US meet: The meet-ing between Chiefs of Staff of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the US side discussed on Thursday several topics of mutual concern, said Kuwaiti Army’s Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohammad Al-Khoder.

Speaking to KUNA in a statement following the gathering, Al-Khoder added that the two-day meeting was fruitful in all aspects.

The conferees agreed on steps, practi-cal measures and how to apply them to promote the Gulf efforts in the face of challenges so as to ensure the achieve-ment of security and stability of the region, he noted. (KUNA)

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New radio show eyed: Composer Mohammad Al-Kandari revealed in his Instagram account details about his new radio show titled “Emart Abu Sakhi” (Abu Sakhi Building) which will be broadcasted in the month of Ramadan, reports Al-Shahid daily.

The radio show is directed by Wadha Al-Sani, and performed by Saad Al-Faraj and Hayat Al-Fahad.

It is based on the story of a building inhabited by a person who was selected by Forbes and other agencies as one of the top billionaires in the world. This person is not only one of the richest men in the world but he is also the meanest.

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‘Lions Kingdom’ in Arab fest: The play titled “Lions Kingdom” performed by Teatro Plus band was the first play of the 6th Arab Festival for Child Theater organized by National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters on April 16-22 at Dasma Theater, reports Al-Anba daily.

This drama was written by Ibrahim Nayrouz, directed by Shamlan Hani Al-Nasser, and features Meshari Al-Mejbail, Maitham Al-Husseini, Areej Al-Attar, Abdulrahman Al-Fahad, Ibrahim Al-Ali, Abdullah Al-Huwaidhi and many others.

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