Crown Prince receives Egyptian Deputy PM
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received on Tuesday at Bayan Palace the Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Transport and Industry, Lieutenant General Kamel Abdulhadi Al-Wazir, and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of their official visit to the country. The meeting was attended by Kuwait's Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Egypt's Ambassador to Kuwait Osama Shaltout.– KUNA photos
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