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Tsunami-hit railway partially reopens

OFUNATO, Japan - Residents celebrate as a special train arrives at Yoshihama Station in Iwate Prefecture on the Minami Riasu Line on April 3, 2013, as the Sanriku Railway Co. line crippled by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster partially reopened for service. New carriages were bought with the help of the Kuwaiti government.

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Tsunami-hit railway partially reopens

OFUNATO, Japan - A special train departs Sakari Station in Iwate Prefecture on the Minami Riasu Line on April 3, 2013, as the Sanriku Railway Co. line crippled by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster partially reopened for service. New carriages were bought with the help of the Kuwaiti government.

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Tsunami-hit railway partially reopens

OFUNATO, Japan - Residents see a special train off from Sakari Station in Iwate Prefecture on the Minami Riasu Line on April 3, 2013, as the Sanriku Railway Co. line crippled by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster partially reopened for service. New carriages were bought with the help of the Kuwaiti government.

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Kuwait scraps nuclear power

KUWAIT, Kuwait - Osama Al-Sayegh, a research scientist at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, speaks to reporters at the Kuwaiti government research body in Kuwait City on Feb. 21, 2012. He said Kuwait is no longer pursuing nuclear power following the Fukushima disaster in Japan, scrapping a plan to build four reactors by 2022.

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Arabian Oil, Kuwait reach oil drilling deal

TOKYO, Japan - Keiichi Konaga, president of Arabian Oil Co., Japan's leading crude oil producer, said March 27 in Tokyo that the company has struck a deal with the Kuwaiti government to continue operations in Kuwait's Khafji oil field after it loses concessions there in January next year.

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KUWAIT-FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE-AIRPORT-COVID-19

(220615) -- FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE, June 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers queue up to check in at the departure hall of Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, June 15, 2022. Kuwait health authorities said Wednesday that despite an increase in COVID-19 infections, the health situation in Kuwait remains stable, and taking precautionary measures would reduce the chances of infection. The Kuwaiti government has decided to lift all COVID-19 restrictions since May. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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10th Industries and Construction Exhibition held in Kuwait

STORY: 10th Industries and Construction Exhibition held in Kuwait DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Industries and Construction Exhibition STORYLINE: Kuwait launched on Monday the 10th Industries and Construction Exhibition in Kuwait City to support its national economic reform. The three-day event is organized by a local company named Expo Tag, with the wide participation of government and private agencies. Dalia Wafai, the executive director of Expo-Tag, said this exhibition came after a two-year interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She said the exhibition presents the latest development in the global construction industry, in order to meet the needs of the Kuwaiti market in terms of building materials. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuwait City. (XHTV)

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KUWAIT-FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-EASING

(220220) -- FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers queue up to check in inside the departure hall of Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2022. Kuwait decided to ease COVID-19 restrictions, the Kuwaiti government announced on Monday. The government spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem said at a press conference that the government decided to allow conferences, events, weddings, meetings, and concerts to be held whether in open or closed areas as of Feb. 20, while adhering to health requirements. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-EASING

(220220) -- FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers check in inside the departure hall of Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2022. Kuwait decided to ease COVID-19 restrictions, the Kuwaiti government announced on Monday. The government spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem said at a press conference that the government decided to allow conferences, events, weddings, meetings, and concerts to be held whether in open or closed areas as of Feb. 20, while adhering to health requirements. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-EASING

(220220) -- FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers walk inside the departure hall of Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2022. Kuwait decided to ease COVID-19 restrictions, the Kuwaiti government announced on Monday. The government spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem said at a press conference that the government decided to allow conferences, events, weddings, meetings, and concerts to be held whether in open or closed areas as of Feb. 20, while adhering to health requirements. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-EASING

(220220) -- FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers walk inside the arrival hall of Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2022. Kuwait decided to ease COVID-19 restrictions, the Kuwaiti government announced on Monday. The government spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem said at a press conference that the government decided to allow conferences, events, weddings, meetings, and concerts to be held whether in open or closed areas as of Feb. 20, while adhering to health requirements. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-EASING

(220220) -- FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers queue up to check in inside the departure hall of Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2022. Kuwait decided to ease COVID-19 restrictions, the Kuwaiti government announced on Monday. The government spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem said at a press conference that the government decided to allow conferences, events, weddings, meetings, and concerts to be held whether in open or closed areas as of Feb. 20, while adhering to health requirements. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-EASING

(220220) -- FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk inside a shopping mall in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2022. Kuwait decided to ease COVID-19 restrictions, the Kuwaiti government announced on Monday. The government spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem said at a press conference that the government decided to allow conferences, events, weddings, meetings, and concerts to be held whether in open or closed areas as of Feb. 20, while adhering to health requirements. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-EASING

(220220) -- FARWANIYA GOVERNORATE, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers check in inside the departure hall of Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2022. Kuwait decided to ease COVID-19 restrictions, the Kuwaiti government announced on Monday. The government spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem said at a press conference that the government decided to allow conferences, events, weddings, meetings, and concerts to be held whether in open or closed areas as of Feb. 20, while adhering to health requirements. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-COVID-19-NEW RESTRICTIONS

(220111) -- KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People are seen inside a gym in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, Jan. 11, 2022. The Kuwaiti government said on Monday that it has decided to impose new restrictions starting Wednesday to curb the spread of COVID-19.According to the decision, the government plans to limit the percentage of employees in government workplaces to no more than 50 percent, said Tareq Al-Mezrem, the Kuwaiti government spokesman. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-COVID-19-NEW RESTRICTIONS

(220111) -- KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2022 shows a sign at Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait. The Kuwaiti government said on Monday that it has decided to impose new restrictions starting Wednesday to curb the spread of COVID-19.According to the decision, the government plans to limit the percentage of employees in government workplaces to no more than 50 percent, said Tareq Al-Mezrem, the Kuwaiti government spokesman. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-COVID-19-NEW RESTRICTIONS

(220111) -- KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2022 shows a sign at Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait. The Kuwaiti government said on Monday that it has decided to impose new restrictions starting Wednesday to curb the spread of COVID-19.According to the decision, the government plans to limit the percentage of employees in government workplaces to no more than 50 percent, said Tareq Al-Mezrem, the Kuwaiti government spokesman. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-COVID-19-NEW RESTRICTIONS

(220111) -- KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A barber serves a customer inside a barbershop in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, Jan. 11, 2022. The Kuwaiti government said on Monday that it has decided to impose new restrictions starting Wednesday to curb the spread of COVID-19.According to the decision, the government plans to limit the percentage of employees in government workplaces to no more than 50 percent, said Tareq Al-Mezrem, the Kuwaiti government spokesman. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-COVID-19-NEW RESTRICTIONS

(220111) -- KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Employees are seen inside a government complex in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Jan.11, 2022. The Kuwaiti government said on Monday that it has decided to impose new restrictions starting Wednesday to curb the spread of COVID-19.According to the decision, the government plans to limit the percentage of employees in government workplaces to no more than 50 percent, said Tareq Al-Mezrem, the Kuwaiti government spokesman. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-NEW GOVERNMENT-SWEARING-IN

(211229) -- HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (R) meets the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, Dec. 29, 2021. Kuwait's newly-formed government took the oath on Wednesday before Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. (Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-NEW GOVERNMENT-SWEARING-IN

(211229) -- HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah takes the oath before Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, Dec. 29, 2021. Kuwait's newly-formed government took the oath on Wednesday before Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. (Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-NEW GOVERNMENT-SWEARING-IN

(211229) -- HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah takes the oath before Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, Dec. 29, 2021. Kuwait's newly-formed government took the oath on Wednesday before Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. (Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-NEW GOVERNMENT-SWEARING-IN

(211229) -- HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah takes the oath before Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, Dec. 29, 2021. Kuwait's newly-formed government took the oath on Wednesday before Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. (Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-NEW GOVERNMENT-SWEARING-IN

(211229) -- HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah takes the oath before Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, Dec. 29, 2021. Kuwait's newly-formed government took the oath on Wednesday before Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. (Xinhua)

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Arabian Oil, Kuwait reach oil drilling deal

TOKYO, Japan - Keiichi Konaga, president of Arabian Oil Co., Japan's leading crude oil producer, said March 27 in Tokyo that the company has struck a deal with the Kuwaiti government to continue operations in Kuwait's Khafji oil field after it loses concessions there in January next year.

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Kuwait scraps nuclear power

KUWAIT, Kuwait - Osama Al-Sayegh, a research scientist at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, speaks to reporters at the Kuwaiti government research body in Kuwait City on Feb. 21, 2012. He said Kuwait is no longer pursuing nuclear power following the Fukushima disaster in Japan, scrapping a plan to build four reactors by 2022. (Kyodo)