KOTRA Korea Trade Association will be conducting Korean cultural events next week in Kuwait. The events will be held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Korea-Kuwait relationship from next week(18th- 27th Oct ). The events will highlight Korean traditional musical, Korean calligraphy exhibition, Korean-Kuwaiti B-Boy, Samulnori performances and Korean Movies through this festival. All programs [...]

Petrolheads around the World get ready for the “Made in China” tag on your beloved Hummers. The loss making unit of Hummer [due to poor sales and over cautious US govt policies on bailouts, and economic downturn] Hummer brand has been sold to an unheard of Chinese firm Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp. and [...]

Wataniya celebrated its 10th anniversary celebrations on Friday night at Lenôtre on Gulf Road. The event was packed with Wataniya management and local/international media houses. After an hour of presentation of Wataniya’s service offerings and QnA from media the night moved on to a wonderful dinner. Hmm..just love that amazing food. I was invited by [...]

Well this is a pleasant surprise, US President Barack Obama has been announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. Who would have thought that a ‘no one’ till few years back would have such a dream run in the Global arena by becoming the first colored person to win the US [...]

SAMCO [dont ask me who, havent got a clue] members had a car rally in full swing on 5th Ring Road today afternoon. All the cars were donning Kuwait and US flags, each car was tagged with serial numbers, and the entire lot was well organized. The rally was escorted was police cars and there [...]

Eid mubarak everyone..May this Eid bring all the joy and happiness to you and your family. Eid night in Kuwait had an onslaught of humidity..so much so that you could actually see the fog in the air. Oh well Ramadan is finally over…now is the time to celebrate..and party.
Here is a video of Eid Night [...]

Government sector and Banks have declared 9 days of Eid holidays from Fri 18th Sept,09 till Sat 26th Sept, 09 so holidays here I come crashing on you..Got lots of todo things, got a bedroom to setup, got to work on pet project(s) and get ready for winter onslaught of work. Most of private sector [...]

The newest PS3 SLIM is hitting X-cite stores tomorrow. Grab one while you can for Eid..

Emanway Foundation

MUSK
cordially invites you to attend
Beloved Ramadan
by Shaykh Dr Abdullah Al-Farsi

From CNN iReport [LINK]:

The Dubai Metro was officially opened at 09:09:09 on 9/9/9 by His Highness, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
This video was taken today, and shows the journey from Nakheel Harbor and Tower Station, to Rashidiya Station – currently the longest journey that can [...]

Well once in a lifetime opportunity is coming your way tomorrow. The lucky number 9 [for some] is gonna put you in a cosmic spin when the clock strikes 9:09:09 am/pm on 9th September, 2009. The numbers will all be 9’s. Take timeout to snap a pic with your loved ones, or alone, or with [...]

A proposal has been approved by Legal & Legislative Committee of National Assembly to mark the last 10 days of Ramadan as public holidays. So is this applicable to all or government/schools/universities only and which last 10 days of ramadan is being picked here?
Here is the calendar for September 2009 and the prospective Eid hoidays [...]

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the PM and vice-president of UAE.
[We have no idea about the ownership of these pix or the name of the photographer]

Kuwait’s National Anthem better known as Al-Nasheed Al-Watani was composed by the poet Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani. Ibrahim Al-Soula composed the music and Ahmad Ali arranged the composition. It has been used since 25 February, 1978.

The English Transliteration:
Watani ´l-Kuwait salemta Li ´l-majdi
Wa `ala jabeeneka talio ´s-sa`di
Watani ´l-Kuwait watani ´l-Kuwait
Watani ´l-Kuwait salemta Li ´l-majdi
Yaa mahda aabaai [...]