1962: Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed an agreement with British Petroleum and Gulf Kuwait regarding proceeds and income tax on natural gas and LPG.
1974: Ministry of Social Affairs announced the establishment of the Kuwait Sport Club for the Deaf.
1995: The announcement of discovery to huge oil reserves in Kar’a Al-Marou, west of Kuwait, estimated at 350 million barrels.
2002: Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a decree to establish the citizens’ services authority, which was responsible for assessing performance of government departments and addressing shortcomings.
2003: The Abdulmohsen Al-Kharafi Dyslexia Center opened at the Physical Therapy Hospital, the first of its kind in Muslim countries.
2019: The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed a KD 26-million loan agreement with Egypt to finance a major road in Sharm Al-Sheikh, part of development plans for the Sinai Peninsula.
2020: Kuwaiti jet skier Yousef Al-Abdulrazzaq won the International Motorboating Union’s (UIM) 2020 (GP1) and (Slalom) divisions’ world championships held in Kuwait. The rest of the races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2024: Former Minister of Commerce and Minister of Health Abdullah Al-Taweel passed away at the age of 80. — KUNA
