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Member of Parliament Ahmad Al-Sadoun addresses the assembly shortly after he was voted in as Speaker of Parliament during the inaugural session of the new National Assembly Feb. 15, 2012 in Kuwait City. It was the fourth time Sadoun holds the post of speaker. Kuwaitis voted Feb. 2 for a new 50-member National Assembly (parliament).
In 1966, the Government of Kuwait in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), established according to the five-year agreement signed between the two parties, the Kuwait Institute for Economic and Social Planning in the Middle East as an independent Kuwaiti Institute. In 1972, at the end of the five-year term, the Institute was converted into an independent Arab Institution called the Arab Planning Institute (API) - Kuwait.
Location : Wafra, Kuwait.
Device : Nikon D300
© 2012 Saad Al-Enezi
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Member of Parliament Dr. Walid Al-Tabtabaie stands as he takes the oath of office following the state opening of the 14th legislative term's first session Feb. 15, 2012 in Kuwait City. Kuwaitis voted Feb. 2 for a new 50-member National Assembly (parliament).
His Highness Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah, the Prime Minister, flanked by top officials from the Ministry of Information, receiving foreign journalists in a private reception room after completing his tour of the elections media center in Kuwait City on Jan. 25. Kuwaitis head to the polls on Feb. 2, 2012 to vote for a new 50-member National Assembly (parliament).
Less than 72 hours after the introduction of the iPad in the USA, I took this picture of my cased iPad in front of Kuwait Towers.
The Kuwait Towers are three towers of reinforced concrete in Kuwait City. The main tower is 187 metres high and serves as a restaurant and water tower. It also has a Viewing Sphere which rises to 123 meters above sea level and completes a full turn every 30 minutes. The second tower is 145.8 metres high and serves as a water tower. The third tower houses equipment to control the flow of electricity and illuminates the two larger towers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_Towers
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نوّري يالله بأنوار الفرح
والشكر لله والصدر انشرح
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Picture info:
Camera Model; Nikon D90
F-Stop; F\6.3
Exposure; 15 sec
ISO Speed; 200
Flash mode; No flash
Location; kuwait towrs
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Rodney Atkins, Country music singer - song writer, on tour with the USO in the Middle East, visiting several countries to help entertain the troops serving there. An estimated 1,400 were able to see his first nights performance at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
This is Rodney's second tour with the USO in several years, both taking "down range", but his first with the entire band.
©2014 USO Photo by DAVE GATLEY
His Highness Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah, the Prime Minister, and top officials of the Ministry of Information walk past the workstations set-up for journalists during a Jan. 25 tour of the elections media center in Kuwait City. Kuwaitis head to the polls on Feb. 2, 2012 to vote for a new 50-member National Assembly (parliament).
The Kuwait Towers are three towers of reinforced concrete in Kuwait City. The main tower is 187 metres high and serves as a restaurant and water tower. It also has a Viewing Sphere which rises to 123 meters above sea level and completes a full round turn every 30 minutes.
Kuwaiti Airwayes employees start a strike in Monday, Oct 24, 2011.The aim of the strike is to halt the aviation activity completely because of the failure of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Airways Corporation to implement the decision which was taken by the minister. The union has planned to stage strikes continuously during the Hajj season because this will incur huge losses for the KAC estimated to be millions of dinars — more than the salary increment demanded by the employees.