KUWAIT:  1950 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah inaugurated the headquarters building of the police and public security at Naif Palace.

1954 -- The renowned Kuwaiti philanthropist Marzouq Al-Badr died.

1961 -- Military forces from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Sudan and Tunisia arrived in Kuwait to safeguard the country independence and territorial sanctity in the face of Iraqi threats. 1991 -- Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah assumed the post of the minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs.

 1996 -- The National Assembly (parliament) approved establishment of a shareholding company, named Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC) with a KD 20 million capital (approx. USD 65 million).

 2016 -- The Kuwaiti Paralympic champion Ahmad Al-Mutairi won the gold medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

2017 -- Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center won the award for top architecture at the Arab and African levels from the International Property Awards, the world's most prestigious competition dedicated to finding the best real estate professionals across the globe. — KUNA