Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace Tuesday new cabinet members who took the oath on the occasion of their appointment to their new posts.
The Emir called on the new ministers to put the interest of Kuwait first and meet the needs of citizens and implement the law and state regulations.
Present were also newly-reshuffled Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Services' Affairs Khaled Al-Roudhan and Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Housing Affairs Dr. Jenan Ramadan.
Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah presented Minister of Justice and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Fahad al-Afasi, Oil Minister and Minister of Electricity and Water Khaled al-Fadhel, Minister of Social Affairs Saad al-Kharaz, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Fahad al-Shaala and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam al-Aqeel.
Meanwhile, the United States and Europe applauded Kuwait’s role in collecting and transferring charity money, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah told a regular session of the National Assembly.
In response to a question by MP Saleh Ashour regarding closure of some unlicensed charity societies, Minister Sabah reported that EU officials, who visited the country last week, confirmed that Kuwait was a role model in collecting and transferring charity funds.
He added that Kuwait has been exerting tremendous efforts in collecting and transferring such funds during the past seven years.
The government had electronically connected charity societies with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Interior to easily execute their duties, he noted.
He further pointed out the cabinet’s decisions to close unlicensed charities, hailing efforts in organizing this work in all concerned governmental bodies.
