KUWAIT CITY, Aug 2: Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Kuwait Prince Sultan bin Saad Al Saud praised the sacrifice, courage and bravery of the sons and daughters of Kuwait in resisting the brutal Iraqi occupation of Kuwait on Aug 2, 1990; until Kuwait was returned to its people and leadership who exerted tremendous efforts and made sacrifices to restore the country to its former glory. He prayed to Almighty Allah to bestow His mercy upon the innocent martyrs of Kuwait and HH the late Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad, Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad and Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad.

He also implored Allah to protect His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, and Kuwait from all forms of harm and misfortune. Meanwhile, the Bahraini Ambassador to Kuwait Salah Al-Maliki disclosed that “on the anniversary of the brutal invasion and the painful history that I witnessed when I was 16 years old; I can only stand today, 35 years later, with utmost reverence before its towering towers of pride, security and safety, and pray to Allah Almighty to have mercy on the former Amirs of the State of Kuwait (may Allah have mercy on them), who devoted their lives to serving the country of goodness, prosperity and steadfastness, and its noble and generous people.”

He added, “I witnessed the events of the invasion, with its painful days and bitterness, day by day, due to the close, high and precious status that Kuwait holds for every Bahraini family; strengthened by kinship, family blood ties, marriage and a depth of history that distinguishes it from other peoples.” He asked the Almighty to protect sisterly Kuwait under the banner of its leader, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (may Allah protect him and grant him health and a long life); and all the honorable Al-Sabah family and the loyal and dear Kuwaiti people from all harm, and to have mercy on its righteous martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the precious soil of Kuwait, and for its banner to remain fl ying high among nations, free and impregnable against everyone who opposes it.

By Fares Ghaleb
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff