Minira Al-Amir: Two Transit Hotels to Be Built at Kuwait International Airport

Badah Al-Anazi: The Technical Committee of the Municipal Council, in its meeting yesterday chaired by Eng. Manira Al-Amir, approved the Ministry of Finance’s request to amend the Municipal Council’s decision regarding the development project of Al-Masila Beach (“Beach 2”), which is owned by the Tourism Projects Company and covers a total area of approximately 70,334.5 square meters.

She stated that the proposed amendment involves organizing construction, commercial, recreational, sports, and cultural uses, with 5% of the site area allocated to commercial uses, equivalent to approximately 3,516.7 square meters, including retail shops, restaurants, and cafes. Meanwhile, 15% of the area, equivalent to approximately 10,550.1 square meters, is designated for indoor recreational, training, educational, and sports uses, along with supporting facilities.

The proposed activities include an indoor and outdoor recreational, training, and educational center for children, exhibitions, museums, covered sports fields, water activities, skiing halls, theaters, cinemas, a health club, festival squares and event venues, and multi-purpose recreational facilities.

The correspondence noted that the technical opinion included approval of the amendment to the previous decision, with the condition that service areas are not counted within construction areas. It also emphasized the need to submit detailed plans and obtain approval from competent authorities before issuing permits, coordinate with the Ministry of Finance regarding the concluded contract, and obtain approval from the General Directorate of Traffic.

The committee discussed several organizational, service, and developmental files, including changing the use of a parking site designated to serve the Public Prosecution building in the Shuwaikh Administrative Area, allocating a freshwater path in the Al-Rahiya and Umm Tawain areas, and modifying the distribution of transit passenger hotels in the new passenger terminal (T2) at Kuwait International Airport.

Eng. Manira Al-Amir clarified that these files address diverse needs, including the development of public facilities, enhancing government services, organizing urban uses, and providing spaces for recreational and sports activities in accordance with regulatory requirements and the needs of relevant authorities.

Eng. Manira Al-Amir added that the committee approved the Ministry of Justice’s request to change the use of land previously designated as a multi-story parking lot to serve the Public Prosecution building and adjacent structures in the Shuwaikh Administrative Area, to be used instead for an administrative building and a multi-story parking facility.

According to the area plans, the site covers approximately 6,625.37 square meters. The request comes in implementation of the Cabinet decision issued on February 24, 2026, concerning taking necessary measures to enable the Public Prosecution to construct the administrative building and parking facilities on the site. She noted that the technical opinion included approval of the request, conditional on the building height not exceeding ten floors, submitting a detailed traffic study to the Structural Planning Directorate and obtaining its approval prior to implementation, coordinating with relevant ministries and entities, and adhering to their requirements before execution.

She stated: “In support of infrastructure needs, the committee addressed the request from the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy to allocate a freshwater path approximately 480 meters long and 5 meters wide in the Al-Rahiya and Umm Tawain areas, extending from the intersection of the Sixth Ring Road adjacent to the Ammunition Camp, with the aim of supplying a newly designated camp.”

According to the document, the study showed no conflicts and deemed the site suitable. The technical opinion approved the allocation of the route, subject to compliance with the requirements of the Sub-Committee for Utilities and Public Services and coordination with it prior to implementation, with the possibility of adjusting the route’s lengths and coordinates within the prescribed limits if infrastructure services or regulatory requirements so dictate.

Engineer Manira Al-Amir clarified that, regarding the file on the development of the new passenger terminal building (T2) at Kuwait International Airport, the committee reviewed the Ministry of Public Works’ request to amend the previous decision concerning commercial spaces, allowing the area designated for the transit passenger hotel to be divided into two separate hotels, one in the east wing and the other in the west wing. The amendment aims to redistribute the total hotel area of 7,500 square meters without adding new construction or commercial areas. The technical opinion approved modifying the item on the number of hotels to two transit passenger hotels, within the approved total area, while adhering to the remaining areas and requirements stipulated in the previous decision.

She emphasized that the files reviewed by the committee reflect the multifaceted technical work of the Municipal Council, ranging from the development of recreational and tourism projects to supporting government utilities and service networks, and regulating land use, all in order to ensure compliance with approved regulations and the requirements of relevant authorities.