Al-Diwan Al-Amiri News

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable to the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins Monday to congratulate him on his country's national day, wishing him good health and for the Irish people progress and prosperity.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah paid a visit to the Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) on Sunday evening on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.
He was accompanied by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Acting Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah and other senior officials. They were warmly welcomed by SJC President and President of the Court of Cassation Dr. Adel Bouresli, Minister of Justice Nasser Yusuf Al-Sumeit and Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice Tareq Ali Al-Asfour.
In a speech to the judiciary top brass, His Highness the Amir said, "Together with my brother His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the Acting Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah and my brother companions, we are pleased to visit you on a blessed night of the holy month of Ramadan." He praised the role of the judiciary authority of Kuwait as "the mainstay of justice and stability," in the country and a source of pride for all Kuwaitis.
The cornerstone in our quest for prosperity are a comprehensive security and a credible, professional and impartial judiciary ensuring justice for everybody, he said, affirming that "nobody has authority over judges." His Highness the Amir urged the judicial authority to act impartially, uphold the rule of law, and ensure the rights and freedoms of everybody, away from any personal considerations.
He outlined three main requests for the judiciary to work on as early as possible; First, to speed up the Kuwaitization of the judicial and the subordinate jobs, Second, to put fear of Allah, the Almighty, above all considerations while making verdicts, And third, to shorten the period of a prosecution and settling the disputes.
His Highness the Amir took pride in the growing participation of women in the judiciary, saying it is a historic stride in the way to woman empowerment which reflects Kuwait's commitment to ensuring gender equality.
He voiced hope for adopting legislations that could modern the judicial work, facilitate litigation and prosecution, and speed up the digitization of the judicial authority and the Public Prosecution.
He lauded the roles of the judicial and the executive authorities as "two wings of the leadership" helping realize the aspirations of the people and protecting their interests in the framework of the constitution.
Concluding, His Highness the Amir expressed best wishes for the judiciary people and all sons of Kuwait.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Sunday His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace.
His Highness the Amir also received Acting Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent President Dharambeer Gokhool of Mauritius a congratulatory cable on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.
In the cable, His Highness the Amir wished the President of Mauritius life-long good health and Mauritius and its friendly people further progress and prosperity.

His Highness the Amir, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, visited Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) headquarters, on Tuesday.
Accompanied by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, and His Highness the Acting Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah.
His Highness was received by Minister of Defense and Acting Minister of Interior, Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah, and KFF Chief Major General Talal Al-Roumi.
In his speech, His Highness congratulated the fire force on the holy month of Ramadan, expressing his pride in the force for their service and sacrifice, as well as the force's chiefs for their leadership and training.
He reaffirmed his support for the force by raising its efficiency and readiness to protect communities, as well as keep pace with developments in the field of prevention through strategic planning.
His Highness noted the fire force's participation in the Sixth Arab Regional Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction, wherein Kuwait called on world governments to implement the Sendai Framework.
To continue the force's development and keep pace with its international counterparts, His Highness directed the force's leadership to develop the following:- Enhancing its member's vigilance and readiness, develop the force's systems to modern ones, benefit from modern technology to increase prevention and awareness, keep equipment updated, and finally cooperate with military, security, and civil sectors to better handle disasters and crises.
For his part, KFF's Chief had a similar speech, congratulating his Highness on the blessed month of Ramadan and thanking him for his dedicated support to the force.
He listed the force's achievements, among them is modernizing the force's systems to electronic ones, carrying out the largest preventative inspection, improve prevention and security systems, establishing new fire stations, implementing training programs, launching awareness campaigns, and many others.
Then Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Ali Al-Mutairi recited a poem, and His Highness the Amir received a commemorative gift marking his visit.