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ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2016

Top and above: Farwaniya governor with the visiting officials

Farwaniya gov’s audiencesFarwaniya Governor Sheikh Faisal Al-Hamoud Al-Malik Al-Sabah received in his office Khalid bin Rakan bin Dhedan Al-Hathlien and Sultan bin Salman Al-Hathlien.

During the visit, the governor wished

the visitors an enjoyable stay in Kuwait among their brothers.

Sheikh Faisal Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah also received in his office the renowned Islamic preacher Prof Zaghloul Al-Nagar who is currently visiting Kuwait.

Kuwait takes part in Qatar meet

MetLib 2016 confab opensDOHA, April 25, (KUNA): The 48th Met-ropolitan Libraries (MetLib 2016) Confer-ence, themed “Pearls in the Desert,” opened on Sunday at the Qatar National Convention Center with Kuwait participating.

The conference, hosted by Qatar National Library (QNL), is the first such being held in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region; it brought together Senior represen-tatives from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) which represents the global voice of the li-brary and information services professions.

The opening ceremony gathered President of Community Development at Qatar Foun-dation for Education, Science and Commu-nity Development (QF) Fahad Al Qahtani, Director General of Kuwait National Library

Kamel Al Abdul-Jalil, Director of Bahrain’s National Library at the Isa Cultural Center Dr Mansoor Sarhan, Prof Rem Koolhaas - the ar-chitect and the designer of QNL’s building, and QNL Director Dr Claudia Lux.

Addressing the gathering, Dr Lux said: “We are honored that Qatar National Library has been chosen to host MetLib 2016 Qatar.”

“This conference presents an extraordi-nary opportunity for the region’s informa-tion service industry and its progress towards nurturing innovation and creativity. It serves as an important platform for public and met-ropolitan libraries from around the world to exchange ideas, share knowledge and address key challenges facing the industry today,” Qatar News Agency (QNA) quoted her as saying.

Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled pays‘tribute’ to late Saudi prince

Kuwait’s Deputy PM attends conference on Prince Saud

RIYADH, April 25. (KUNA): Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sa-bah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Sunday paid tribute to late Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal.

Al-Faisal had a long and copious history and a lofty stature on the international diplomatic and political scene, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled told KUNA on the sidelines of the inauguration of an international conference on the late Prince organized by King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (KFCRIS) and patronized by Saudi King Salman bin Abdu-laziz Al-Saud.

The minister added that as a diplomat, he had the chance to be close to Prince Saud in scores of regional, Arab and in-ternational events, adding that he was lucky, and honored, to work side by side with him, as he gained a lot from his long and rich experience.

In addition to Prince Saud’s being a privileged diplomat, he often won great admiration for his deep literary, cultural and his-torical knowledge, he added.

The late Prince employed his deep knowledge and experience so professionally and skillfully to serve the Kingdom and the Gulf states, as well as supporting and defending the Arab and Islamic causes, and the international se-curity and peace, and welfare of humankind, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said.

For the Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Prince Saud had unique capabilities for mak-ing, and implementing, po-litical decisions, armed with deep confidence and support of Saudi Monarchs over the four decades he was in office as the Kingdom’s chief diplomat.

Dubai exhibition showcases over 2,800 products

Some photos from the event

Kuwait participates in Arabian Travel Market eventDUBAI, April 25, (KUNA): Arabian Travel Market 2016 kicked off, on Mon-day in Dubai, with a Kuwaiti participa-tion to highlight Kuwait’s cultural and touristic features.

Kuwait National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters and the tourism sector at the Ministry of Information are represent-ing Kuwait at the exhibition, Assistant Undersecretary of tourism affairs at the

Ministry of Information Jassim Al-Habib told KUNA.

Kuwaiti pavilion at the exhibition showcases a number of hotels, owned by Kuwaitis, travel and tourism companies as well as individuals with some handi-craft vocations.

Kuwait’s participation in this “leading global event for the Middle East inbound and outbound travel industry” would help

generate and attract more travels, espe-cially among the GCC people, to Kuwait, Al-Habib pointed out.

The annual business-to-business (B2B) exhibition showcases over 2,800 products and destinations from around the world to over 26,000 buyers and travel trade visi-tors across 4 days at the Dubai Interna-tional Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC).

KU dept honors Dr Jalal Al-ShemmariThe College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University hon-ored Dr Jalal Farhan Al-Shemmari for his appointment as Assistant

Professor in the Petroleum Engi-neering Department. A number of the teaching staff and employees headed by Dean of the college Prof

Abdullatif Al-Khulaifi and Vice-Pres-ident for Research Dr Taher Al-Sa-haf and Vice-President for Academ-ic Affairs Dr Esam Alawadhi.