KUWAIT: Kuwait National Guard launched an integrated center for operations, security system and crisis management on Wednesday. Lieutenant General Hashim Al-Rifai, Undersecretary of the Kuwait National Guard said that the center will connect with other state bodies including ministries to ensure a prompt and effective response to crisis situations.

He also conveyed to the audience the greetings of the ceremony's patronize and chief of the National Guard, His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah. Meanwhile, Major General Falah Shujae, Assistant for Training and Operations, highlighted the importance of the center, "The newly formed center is expected to provide an advance surveillance system to the existent sites protected by the National Guard."

He said that the National Guard had previously participated in collaborative efforts to counter crisis situations such as the pandemic, disasters caused by heavy rains and fire, which necessitated the need for a unified center for emergency responses. The launching ceremony was attended by senior officials from the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Interior and other state bodies. - KUNA