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Kuwaiti forum on water security at Expo Milano 2015

26/08/2015

MILAN-- The Kuwaiti pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 organized on Wednesday, in conjunction with the Kuwaiti Ministries of Public Works and that of Water and Electricity, a comprehensive forum dealing with water security in Kuwait.

Adel Al-Saffar, who is a water specialist at the ministry of Public Works , presented a work-paper at the forum on the functions of the ministry which involves, among other things, treating drainage or waste water for multiple uses, not excluding irrigation and attempts at forestation.

Using waste water for industrial or agricultural purposes lifts much pressure on the ministry in its desalination operations aimed at providing the public with fresh drinking water, said Al-Saffar.

Another water specialist at the ministry, Suhaila Maarafi, presented a work-paper at the forum on the history of water in Kuwait, from early beginnings at acquiring fresh water in difficult circumstances dictated by the arid nature of the country's topography to eventually, after the discovery of oil, building water desalination plants, numbering currently ten, to provide the nation with its water needs.

Another specialist at the ministry, Khadija Bushehri, presented yet another work-paper on the ministry's efforts to not only desalinate sea water but also ensure its high potable quality. She indicated that the ministry has two specialty centers where this insurance is constantly maintained.

She made references to the ministry's labs that closely monitor water quality through running chemical and biological tests and issuing special studies for developing effective approaches to producing high-quality potable water. In doing so, the ministry keeps abreast of the newest developments in water production worldwide, she said.

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Kuwaiti inventor presents Braille pen at Expo Milano

26/08/2015

MILAN-- Visitors of Expo Milano 2015 have expressed their admiration for Kuwaiti inventor Shaikha Al-Majid's new tool to help blind people write, easily and without much effort.

The Kuwaiti youth has presented her invention at Kuwait's pavilion in the Expo, which is a special pen for the blind and a device to easily print the Braille characters. The invention had won a patent in the US.

The invention would make writing in Braille effortless and easier than the traditional way blind people use, Al-Majid told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Wednesday.

Al-Majid said in the remarks to KUNA that the pen is of regular size works by pushing it with the thumb, so the writer can write in the Braille way, easily and without difficulty.

Visitors of the Kuwaiti pavilion applauded the unique Kuwaiti invention which will be a handy and helpful tool for the blind to express their thoughts.  

PHOTO: Ministry of Youth takes part in Expo Milano 2015

Kuwaiti Ministry of Youth takes part in Expo Milano 2015

26/08/2015

MILANO-- The participation of Kuwait's Ministry of Youth in the Kuwaiti Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 Highlights the ministry's important achievements.

The pavilion director Fares Al-Enezi, told KUNA on Tuesday, that the ministry's participation, which will last for a week, will include showing of documentary films on its achievements and passing around handouts on the ministry-sponsored Youth Initiatives Project.

He added that Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity (SACGC) will also take part in the event by presenting a special pen for blind people and a new device to print braille characters created by the Kuwaiti inventor Shaikha Al-Majid.

On her part, Al-Majid expressed her gratitude to be party of this expo and to be able to convey a positive image of Kuwaiti talents.