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Arab Times
27-04-2025
- Business
- Arab Times
Kuwait plans exciting tourism and cultural events for the coming months
KUWAIT CITY, April 27: The Permanent Committee for Celebrating National Holidays and Occasions convened a meeting on Sunday at Seif Palace, led by Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi. The meeting focused on reviewing the latest developments and initiatives related to upcoming tourism and cultural events. In his address, Minister Al-Mutairi highlighted the significant progress the tourism sector has made recently. He emphasized the government's commitment to revitalizing tourism and the sector's growing popularity among both citizens and visitors. Yousef Al-Azmi, Deputy Director General for Development Affairs at Kuwait Municipality, presented proposals for initiatives in the coming months. These include plans to host tourism and entertainment weeks at the Avenues Mall, Capital Mall, and Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Center. The events will be held in cooperation with leading telecom companies, such as STC, Zain, and Tamdeen Company, the owner of the 360 Mall. The Public Authority for Youth's Monitoring and Evaluation Team provided an update on performance indicators for various events. They underscored the importance of monitoring these activities through the Hayakom platform to ensure accurate evaluation. The meeting also discussed strategies to enhance summer tourism, encouraging hotels and shopping malls to host shows and initiatives. There was also a focus on unifying the registration and evaluation process for these activities through the Hayakom platform, along with extending the working hours of shopping malls during the summer vacation period. The National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters presented a visual update on the planned theatrical performances to celebrate Kuwait's selection as the Arab Capital of Culture for 2025. Additionally, the eighth session of the Arab Children's Theater Festival will be inaugurated, with the selection of the best 14 theatrical works, and preparations are underway for the launch of a summer cultural festival. Tourism Enterprises Company also shared details about the P Zero project, a developing water city, and announced the opening of the second phase, which will feature water games. The meeting concluded with an agreement to present the executive plan for the approved projects at the next meeting.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Yahoo
Kuwaiti government official accused of fixing raffles
One woman's streak of four luxury car wins in Kuwaiti televised raffles was too good to be true. Videos show a government official running the draws with an approach we will charitably call… unorthodox. He allegedly slipped the winning tickets from his sleeve after clumsily shaking off a pile of others. The Ya Hala Kuwait Shopping Festival, which organized the raffle, has paused draws while authorities investigate a three-year scam allegedly involving up to 20 people. The raffle should have been beyond reproach: It was overseen by the so-called Permanent Committee for Celebrating National Holidays and Occasions and staffed by Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Trade officials. A deputy minister offered his resignation.
Arab Times
27-01-2025
- Business
- Arab Times
Kuwait gears up for Grand National Holiday celebrations
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 27 : Minister of Information and Culture, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, and Chairman of the Permanent Committee for Celebrating National Holidays and Occasions, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, reviewed the committee's latest preparations on Monday for celebrating holidays and occasions for the year 2025. In a press statement, the minister praised the efforts of the head of the Volunteer Work Center, Sheikha Amthal Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah, and members of the committee representing government agencies and the private sector. The statement said that during the meeting, the visual presentation submitted by Ooredoo, owner of Fast Telecommunications Company and operator of the (51) digital platform, was reviewed. The presentation included a global celebration project that will feature a group of international stars, coinciding with the national holiday celebrations next February and continuing the platform's efforts to engage with the public. He explained that the organizing team of the Kuwait Shopping Festival 2025 (Ya Hala) presented a visual presentation of the achievements made since the launch of the festival, including statistics and events. The team also shared the vision for all the upcoming events, starting on February 2nd, following the flag-raising ceremony marking the start of the celebrations and national holidays. The draws and presentation of the festival's prizes will begin on February 1st, followed by accompanying events and shows. He added that the total number of participating companies and shops has exceeded 9,000, and more than 300 draw boxes have been deployed throughout the country to accommodate the increasing number of festival beneficiaries. The festival's tourism and entertainment activities and events cater to all age groups. (KUNA)
