controlling pearl-diving and other trades. While they became Kuwait’s most prominent families, others, like Bedouins, who trace their heritage to the desert, have sometimes struggled to gain ...

KUWAIT CITY, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The 32nd Pearl Diving Festival kicked off Saturday here in the Kuwaiti capital after three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier in the day ...

A file photo from the previous Pearl Diving Festival in Kuwait. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 15: The 33rd Pearl Diving Festival, a commemoration trip, organized by the Marine Heritage Committee at the Marine ...

It was a journey that took him to Kuwait in 2019 to witness a jam session of pearl diving music performed by Al Mulaifi, Ben Hussain and fellow players from pearl diving families. “It felt like ...

(MENAFN- Arab Times) The 28th Pearl Diving expedition got underway at the Kuwait Sea Sports Club with more than 70 of the registered 129 enthusiasts showing up at the club on the first day to take ...

and in order to preserve and revive Kuwait's pre-oil heritage, the 19th pearl diving reincarnation trip will be held from August 1-9. The trip; organized by Kuwaiti Marine Sporting Club, has already ...

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 17: Organized by the Kuwaiti Sea Sports Club under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the six-day 32nd pearl diving trip came to a close ...

Pearl hunting isn't just scuba diving. Specialised gear is essential: Weighted stones for rapid descent, nose clips to protect the airway, oyster knives to pry open the shells, leather finger ...

KUWAIT - The 32nd edition of the diving revival voyage organized by Kuwait Sea Sports Club is due to kick off on Saturday under sponsorship of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber ...