KUWAIT: The Cabinet on Monday assigned a number of officials to leadership positions across government bodies, including naming Fatima Al-Salem as Director General of state-run Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

Yousef Al-Bidan

Sheikh Faisal Al-Nawaf

The new appointments, all of which will be referred to HH the Amir, pending his approval, also see Retd Lt-Gen Sheikh Faisal Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah appointed as Deputy Chief of the National Guard and Yousef Al-Bidan as Director General of the Public Authority for Sport, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Barrak Al-Sheetan told KUNA. Two information ministry officials - Turki Al-Mutairi and Salem Al-Watyan - will serve as assistant undersecretaries, added the minister. - KUNA