Kuwait holds folk board games during Ramadan

STORY: Kuwait holds folk board games during Ramadan DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, Kuwait CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the board games STORYLINE: Kuwait holds the Ramadan championship for folk board games from April 15 to 19 in Hawalli Governorate. Traditional Kuwaiti games carrom and dama were included. The event was jointly organized by Kuwait Public Authority for Sport and Kuwaiti Voluntary Work Center. Sheikha Amthal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Chairperson of the Voluntary Work Center, says organizing these tournaments for folk games would help preserve social heritage and help the youth away from electronic games. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait. (XHTV)