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Nat'l Library gains official opening amid cultural fanfare

His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah during the opening of The National Library of Kuwait
His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah during the opening of The National Library of Kuwait
KUWAIT, Oct 15 (KUNA) -- The National Library of Kuwait witnessed its official opening on Wednesday in an event attended and held under the patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
The ceremony was also attended by several ministers, including First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, State Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Justice Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdallah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Information Minister, State Youth Minister and President of the National Council for Arts, Literature and Letters Sheikh Salman Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah.
Also attending was the visiting Gulf Cooperation Council chief Abdullatif Al-Zayani, GCC heads of culture and media bodies and many academics and local literary personalities in the country.
The opening of the library forms part of the nation's cultural development plans conducted under the directions of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime Minister, said the minister.
It represents a cultural and human legacy that has travelled through the history of the country, he added.
Its contents and database are the result of the Kuwaiti society's culture, thought and art, he added, and it looks forward to cooperating with its counterparts across the Gulf.
He praised locals who provided the library with their works, and literary figures for their exceptional contributions in culture, literature and the arts.
The event went on to pay homage to local poets, writers, dramatists and artists, past and present, for their outstanding contributions in their respective disciplines, handing those present each with an award. (end) kt.sd