{"id":2130,"date":"2025-02-02T06:07:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T06:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/?p=2130"},"modified":"2025-02-02T06:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T06:07:46","slug":"kuwait-kicks-off-national-day-celebrations-with-flag-raising-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/2025\/02\/02\/kuwait-kicks-off-national-day-celebrations-with-flag-raising-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait Kicks Off National Day Celebrations with Flag-Raising Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuwait began its National Day festivities on Sunday, February 2, with a flag-raising ceremony held under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. This event marks the start of celebrations for Kuwait\u2019s 64th National Day and the 34th anniversary of Liberation Day.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceremony serves as the official launch of a series of events commemorating the nation\u2019s milestones and achievements in governance, economy, and infrastructure. This year\u2019s celebrations are particularly significant as Kuwait has been named the Arab Capital of Culture and Arab Capital of Media for 2025. These titles provide an opportunity to showcase the country\u2019s growth in culture, media, and the arts, while fostering cultural exchange across the Arab world.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuwait\u2019s national flag, officially adopted in 1961, symbolizes the nation\u2019s identity and values through its colors: black, white, red, and green. Public buildings and streets throughout the country are decorated with the flag and images of the Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, as Kuwait honors its history and reflects on its past sacrifices, particularly during the liberation from foreign aggression.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The celebrations not only honor Kuwait\u2019s independence but also serve as a reminder of the unity and resilience of its people, inspiring progress and cooperation for the future.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuwait began its National Day festivities on Sunday, February 2, with a flag-raising ceremony held under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. This event marks the start of celebrations for Kuwait\u2019s 64th National Day and the 34th anniversary of Liberation Day. The ceremony serves as the official launch of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kuwait-en"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2130"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2132,"href":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130\/revisions\/2132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}