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The agency has a section with the title of Health and Environment which covers regularly updated news on environmental issues. [6] As of 2009, the news agency had offices and correspondents in 33 countries. [5] KUNA is an active member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) that includes the national news agencies of 18 Arab countries. [7]
The Asimah Governorate or Capital Governorate [a] sometimes referred to as Al Kuwayt is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. It comprises the historic core of Kuwait City , industrial and port areas such as Shuwaikh Port and Doha Port , and several offshore islands.
Kuwait Television began broadcasting on 15 November 1961, taking over the control of Bahbahani's television station, [1] from the eastern district of Kuwait City. [2] It was the first TV station in the Arabian Peninsula, founded and created by Murad Behbehani, initially broadcasting in black and white for four hours a day.
The Iraqi occupation of Kuwait ended on 26 February 1991, after an American-led international coalition expelled Iraqi forces from the country during the Gulf War. Like most other Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Kuwait is an emirate; the emir is the head of state and the ruling Al Sabah family dominates the country's political system. Kuwait's ...
The state broadcaster Kuwait Television operates the domestic channels, including KTV1 (music shows, internal news, current affairs and official conferences coverage), KTV2 (family programmes in English, Kuwaiti TV series subbed in English and English Movies subbed in Arabic), Al Akhbar (the main international news coverage channel), and KTV Sport (formerly KTV3).
Kuwait City (Arabic: مدينة الكويت, romanized: Madinat al-Kuwayt) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait.Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Arabian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economic center of the emirate, containing Kuwait's Seif Palace, government offices, and the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks.
Khalidiya (Arabic: الخالدية) is an area in Kuwait City; it is located in the governorate of Al Asimah in Kuwait. References
Al Asimah means "the capital" in Arabic. It may refer to: Al Asimah Governorate (Jordan), also known as Capital Governorate, or Amman Governorate; Al Asimah Governorate (Kuwait), also known as Capital Governorate, or Al Kuwayt Governorate; Al Asimah Governorate (Bahrain), also known as Capital Governorate, or Al Manamah Governorate