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By Kuwait Times

November 29, 2016 | 09:46 p.m EDT

KUWAIT: The First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah on Sunday witnessed the draw for the selection of officers, non-commissioned officers, and individuals applying for supervisory positions at the Unified Military Command.

Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf stressed that the application of the lottery system to choose the applicants is to promote transparency, justice and equity. The First Deputy PM blessed his fellow officers, non-commissioned officers, and individuals who were selected and urged them to do their best to represent and defend their Kuwait and the army, wishing them success in their new work tasks. — KUNA

November 29, 2016 09:46 PM

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