Kuwait 1st Deputy PM Leaves for Lebanon
KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah accompanied by an official delegation, on Sunday left for Lebanon on an official visit.
In a statement, the Ministry of Interior said that Sheikh Fahad Al-Yusuf was seen off at Kuwait International Airport by Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Major General Ali Al-Adwani, Charge d'Affaires of the Lebanese Embassy in Kuwait Mia Al-Adem, as well as a number of senior security officials. — KUNA
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