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Tuesday/August 21, 2018
Domestic Affairs
Fire Took Place at Tents Market Causing Severe Injuries
6 fire extinguishing teams manipulated an immense fire that took place at tents market at Al-Rai area yesterday, which caused the injury of two of the Asian labors with severe burns in addition to some of the firemen during their fire extinguishing efforts. One of the fire extinguishing men was taken to hospital.
Public Relations and Information Department at the Public Authority for Fire Extinguishing informed in a press statement that the sixth fire extinguishing teams manipulated the big fire after the fire extinguishing operations center received a report indicating the eruption of a fire.
Teams from Shuweikh Industrial area, Ardiya, Mishref, and Sabhan participated in the fire extinguishing efforts. The Department indicated that the area of the fire reached 5000 square meters, and two of the Asian labors were severely injured as they lived in that place – Al-Qabas
Economy
Al-Hashel is among the best 10 Central Bank Governors in the World
Governor and Chairman of CBK, Dr. Mohamed Al-Hashel is rated by Global Finance Magazine for the year 2018 as one of the best 10 central bank governors all over the world.
Global Finance upgraded his rating in its 2018 report to A, which means excellent performance – Al-Qabas
External Affairs
The Amir Exchanges Felicitation on Eid with Leaders of Arab and Islamic Countries His Highness the Amir exchanges felicitations with his brothers’ kings and presidents of Arab and Islamic countries on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha.
His Highness received felicitations on the coming Eid Al-Adha from HH the Crown Prince, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad, Speaker of the National Assembly, Marzouq Al-Ghanem, Chief of the National Guard, Sheikh Salem Al-Ali, and Deputy chief of the National Guard Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad, Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohamed, the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak, Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, Chief of Court of Cassation, consultant Yousef Al-Mutawaa, and first
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deputy prime minister and minister of defense Sheikh Nasser Al-Sabah. They expressed their feelings of loyalty to the nation and to the Kuwaiti people – Al-Qabas
