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First Arabian Horse Kuwait National Championship

Ali — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:43:24 +0000

Bait Al Arab Kuwait State Stud has been authorized by the Hunting & Equestrian Club to organize the 1st Kuwait Arabian Horse National Championship Show on the 17th and 18th of February 2010 at the Hunting & Equestrian Club’s venue. Arabian horse lovers of the neighboring countries, Middle Eastern countries, Europe and United States were expressing their interest in coming to Kuwait and seeing the First National Championship show wit the affiliation of European Conference of Arab Horse Organization (ECAHO). There will be an international show in Abu Dhabi just few days before this event and another international show in Qatar just few days after the 1st National Championship show in Kuwait. This is a wonderful opportunity for Arab Horse lovers from abroad to arrange a trip to Middle East to visit three shows in 2 weeks and to enjoy the great hospitality for which people in the gulf are well known. It is also a great opportunity to see horses representing Kuwait Arabian Horse breeding. The closing date of entry was on the 15th of January,2010.

GSM coverage in Kuwait

Ali — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:41:05 +0000

If you ever wondered how much of Kuwait is covered in GSM networks and how the three operating telecoms cover Kuwait and in what technology, you can visit http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_kw.shtml

example:

Kuwait

Kuwait Telecom Company (VIVA) – Network Information

Network Information | Roaming Partners | Services

Operator Name:	Kuwait Telecom Company
Network Name:	VIVA
Technology:	GSM 900/1800
Network Status:	Live December 2008
Web Site:	www.viva.com.kw

http://www.gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?cc=kw&net=kw

Kuwait plans $698m redevelopment of airport

Ali — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:48:16 +0000

Over the next few years, the passenger capacity of the Kuwait International Airport will increase to accommodate twenty million passengers annually, the chief of the Department of Civil Aviation said on Monday.

Speaking to reporters, Fawaz al Farah said that at present, seven million passengers pass through the airport annually.
The decision to increase passenger capacity comes after Kuwait has seen an increase in traffic throughout 2009.

In the year, KIA saw a 26% increase in the number of passengers passing through its terminals, spiking in September as travellers took advantage of the Eid Al Fitr holidays.

This increase in passenger traffic saw the revenues earned by the airport shoot up to an estimated $62.89 million.

Speaking to KUNA, Abdullahameed Dashti, deputy manager of the civil aviation department’s financial and legal affairs, said that redevelopment contracts worth $224.5 million are already in the books.

The money will go towards streamlining the airport’s infrastructure and improving its facilities.

Dashti added that over the next two years, the airport expects to spend a minimum of $698.5 million in improving the airport, upgrading buildings, fire stations, rescue centres and service roads.

He also said that the purchasing of new radar equipment and communication services would be on the agenda.

As plans for the redevelopment continue, al Farah added that the Kuwaiti airline, Jazeera has expressed an interest in operating flights to Iraq, an indication that the infrastructure to handle larger passenger numbers would soon be needed.

He also noted that an Iraqi airline company has asked the Kuwaiti government if it could operate out of the Gulf Arab state. He said that no start up date had been set, but that the government had accepted the request.
During the next two years, Al Farah plans to begin redevelopment work that will see the airport double its passenger capacity size.

Source: Arabian Business