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KUWAIT THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
                                              KUWAIT NEWS



                                              KSE installs first public e-vehicle charging station
                                              The Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE) launched the first public charging station
                                              for electronic vehicles at its headquarters in Bneid Al-Gar on 25th Nov 2019. The
                                              station  is  located  in  the  parking  lot  of  the  society  and  will  operate  24/7  free  of
                                              charge. It can charge up to two vehicles at a time. During the launch ceremony
                                              yesterday, an electronic vehicle demonstrated the charging process.Dr Bader Al-
                                              Twayel, Head of the Sustainable Energy Committee at KSE, said this is the first of
                                              its kind (public charging) station for electronic vehicles in Kuwait. “We hope that
                                              soon,  more  stations  will  be  available  in  Kuwait.  This  station  is  available  for  the
                                              public free of charge,” he told Kuwait Times.

                                              KD 130 health insurance fees eyed from 2020
                                              The health ministry and the Health Assurance Hospitals Company (Dhaman) have
                                              started  coordinating  to  prepare  a  work  plan  to  implement  new  health  insurance
                                              fees on expats by the beginning of 2020, said official sources. The sources added
                                              that  a  media  campaign  will  be  rolled  out  to  explain  the  new  health  insurance
                                              mechanism to expats, bearing in mind that the new fee would be KD 130 per expat
                                              working in the private sector and the same for each of their dependents.

                                              Renewal of Driving License goes online for all
                                              General  Traffic  Department  affiliated  to  Ministry  of  Interior  will  launch  an  online
                                              service  for  the  renewal  of  driving  licenses  from  16th  Nov,  reports  Al-Seyassah
                                              daily.Those  seeking  to  renew  their  licenses  can  visit  the  website  of  Ministry  of
                                              Interior  where  they  have  to  carry  out  the  necessary  procedures.  After  they
                                              complete the procedures, they will be able to receive their licenses from the self-
                                              service machines which will be installed in various locations.In the initial phase, the
                                              machines will be installed in the Avenues Mall in Shuwaikh area, Al-Kout Mall in
                                              Fahaheel area, service centers at Ministry of Interior, and General Department for
                                              Traffic Violations in Capital and Hawally areas.

                                              Rafael Nadal Academy Kuwait to open on February 2020

    DID YOU KNOW?                             Tamdeen Group, Kuwait’s leading mixed-use property developer that is reshaping
                                              the country’s urban and social landscape through innovative development projects,
    McDonald's once created bubblegum-        and Rafael Nadal Academy by Movistar, one of the world’s leading tennis centres,
    flavored broccoli.
                                              announced on 27th Nov at a press conference the landmark launch of the Rafael
    The 1939 novel Gadsby is the longest      Nadal Academy Kuwait.
    book ever published that doesn't contain
    the letter 'e'.                           Bearing the name of the legendary tennis icon, who will end the 2019 ATP season
                                              as the world’s top ranked player, the Rafael Nadal Academy Kuwait will formally
    The longest place name in the world is
    85 letters long-                          open with Rafael Nadal personally inaugurating the Academy in February 2020.
    Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamat
    eaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiw
    henuakitanatahu in New Zealand














                                                                                                       Source: Arab Times, Kuwaiit Times
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