All preparations done for the holy month of Ramadan

KUNA

Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs said on Tuesday that all preparations for the holy month of Ramadan, slated for July 20 or 21, were complete.

This includes maintenence work for some 163 mosques and the erection of an additional 93 prayer-hosting tents, all equipped with the necassary security and safety reqrements, Assistant Undersecretary for Mosque Affairs Walid Issa Shuaib said in a statement.

He added that 12 of these mosques (two in each governorate) will host Ramadan feasts for those who are needy and other activities.

Kuwait will be hosting 70 Quran reciters from abroad, for the second year in a row, along with another 85 locals to perform the Taraweeh and late-night Al-Qiyam prayers accross the country.
Some 20 internationally-renowned clerics and religious figures will also be invited to hold around 139 lectures at several mosques in the country.