KUWAIT: 1989 -- Kuwait Industries Union established with a mandate of promoting local industries to support national economy.
1990 -- Minister of Defense Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah decides to form a military committee and reorganize the Kuwaiti military force deployed in Saudi Arabia.
1990 -- The GCC Ministerial Council holds an extraordinary session in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, condemning the Iraqi occupation of the State of Kuwait.
2007 -- Kuwaiti tennis player Mohammad Al-Ghareeb wins the gold medal in the Challenger tournament for professional players.
2014 -- Mohammad Aburrahman Al-Bahar, a veteran businessman and chairman of the National Bank of Kuwait, passes away at 95.
2016 -- Kuwait Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah inaugurates project "Najez” at a mobile services center affiliated to the Ministry of Justice to make transactions for the elderly, the sick and cases of special needs close to their hours. — KUNA