Today in Kuwait’s history

KUWAIT, 1934 — Around 500 mud houses were destroyed and 18,000 people were affected by three days of heavy rain on the state of Kuwait.

1952 — Department of Knowledge opened Kuwait School in Mumbai at request of Kuwaiti community in India in order to teach their children Arabic Language and religious studies.

1958 — Al-Noor school for blind girls opened.

1990 — Iraqi forces began evacuation of Failaka Island and sending residents to other Kuwait areas. The objective of their deportation was to make the Kuwaiti Island a military camp. Failaka was liberated by a US-led coalition in March 1991.

1999 — Kuwait Diving Team towed Fath Al-Khair dhow, which was built in 1938, from Doha Port to the Scientific Center.

2000 — President of Kuwait Boxing and Weighting Lifting Association Sheikh Fahad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah was elected vice-president of the international weight lifting federation, in General Assembly elections held in Athens, Greece.

2004 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed an Amiri Order to add the title of His Highness upon head of Kuwait National Guard Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah.

2006 — Saleh Ali Al-Shaye, a philanthropist, passed away at age of 94.

2006 — Salah Al-Mutairi, of Kuwait, won the 15th Asian Skeet Championship after hitting 147 discs out of 150. The championship was held in Doha, Qatar.

2009 — Kuwait National Assembly approved an agreement to establish GCC Monetary Union.

2009 — Kuwait National Assembly rejected a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah, who was the first Prime Minister ever to be questioned by the parliament.

2016 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah decorated Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz with Orders of Mubarak Al-Kabeer and State of Kuwait in recognition of his contributions to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

2018 — Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed a USD 40 million loan agreement with Egypt to establish four water desalination stations in southern Sinai.

2018 — Kuwait Directorate General of Civil Aviation revoked licnese of Wataniya Airways for failure to address operational and administrative issues.

2019 — Arab Best foundation named Kuwait Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) the best Arab company Award and its Chief Executive Officer as the best Arab CEO.

2019 — Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research announced registeration of two patents over analyzing impacts of dust and pollutants’ impact on solar cell panels.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

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