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LONDON: HonoredKuwaiti veteran stage and TV actress Suad Abdullah addresses the audienceduring the ceremony. - KUNA

KUWAIT: HisHighness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable ofcongratulations yesterday to actress Suad Abdullah. Enclosed in the cable wereHis Highness's best wishes for the artist on being presented with the ArabWomen Foundation 2018 award during a ceremony held in London last Thursday.

The honoring camefor the veteran actress's significant contributions to enriching Arab arts anddrama through her colorful and distinctive career that spanned five decades.His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HisHighness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah andNational Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem sent similar cables to Abdullah.

The Arab WomenFoundation honored Abdullah for her significant contributions to enriching Arabarts and drama through her long colorful and distinctive career that spannedfive decades. The Foundation presented the 2018 Arab Woman award for bestactress to Abdullah in a ceremony held in London last night to honor a numberof creative Arab women in various fields. The event was attended by KuwaitiAmbassador and Dean of Diplomatic Corps in London Khaled Al-Duwaisan and theMayor of London's representative.

The veteranactress expressed her utmost joy of such privilege, which also included otherprominent Arab women, noting the Arab woman has become an important factor andindispensable supplement in societies. She dedicated her award to all thoseaffiliated with the cultural and arts movement in Kuwait, expressing herappreciation and gratitude to the event's curators for choosing her as one ofthe best Arab actresses.

Furthermore,Abdullah expressed her pride in receiving such honoring in a country likeBritain, adding it will make her carry a tremendous responsibility on hershoulders to preserve her long historic acting career, and present the best toArab audiences.

Meanwhile,Ambassador Duwaisan expressed his pride to take part in honoring one of thepillars of Arabic drama, indicating that Abdullah is not only a Kuwaitiactress, of whom her country is proud, but also an Arab star who brought somuch creativities throughout her historic acting career. He also lauded all theworks the Kuwaiti actress had done during her acting years, indicating that sheis one of those actors who pick and play roles aimed to boost virtues andvaluable principles in societies. - KUNA