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Today in Kuwait history

KUWAIT: 1879 -- Authorities launch postal services in Kuwait under supervision of the Indian postal department (until 1904).

1923 -- The first batch of stamps named after Kuwait has been issued.

1957 -- Kuwait Oil Tankers Company is established. It received the first oil tanker Kazma on May 15, 1959.

1960 -- The first pension law for civil servants is implemented.

 1960 -- The underground water reservoir Al-Rawdatain in north Kuwait is discovered.

 1961 -- The first Kuwaiti banknotes are issued, bearing a picture of the Amir SheikhAbdullahAlSalem Al-Sabah on one side and Kuwait landmarks on the other. 1961 -- Kuwait issued stamps sold with new currency, fils and dinar, after ceasing dealing with Indian Rupee thus cancelling old stamps.

1967 -- The Amir Sheikh SabahAl-Salem Al-Sabah issues anAmiri Order for establishing the law and shariaa faculty.

 1969 -- The Central Bank of Kuwait begins operation.

 2002 -- Al-Muwasat Hospital, one of the private hospitals in Kuwait, opened and began offering integrated health care services.

2016 -- Bahrain’s Authority for Culture and Antiquities granted Kuwait novelist Saud Al-Sanousi the cultural personality of the year award.

2020 -- The Amir Sheikh SabahAl-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah orders the donation of KD five million for the special fund dedicated for fighting the coronavirus.

2020 -- The cabinet allows voluntary online education amid the coronavirus crisis.

 2020 -- The cabinet directs competent authorities to set up quarantines for travelers from abroad amid the coronavirus outbreak.

2021 -- The cabinet decides to enforce a partial curfew amid the coronavirus outbreak.

2021 -- Kuwait’s Environment Public Authority (EPA) and Public Authority ofAgriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAFR) launched digital platform to allow fishing in Kuwait Bay via reservation. - KUNA

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