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Today in Kuwait’s history


KUWAIT: 1980 -- The Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued a decree regulating maritime trade, barring any ship from setting sail without hoisting Kuwait Flag.

1988 -- A booby-trapped car blowed up near offices of Kuwait Airways in Kuwait City center, killing two people.

2003 -- The first Kuwaiti civil plane, Kazma, landed at Baghdad International Airport after a 13-year stoppage due to the 1990 Iraqi aggression on the State of Kuwait. The Kuwaiti aircraft carried medical aid for the Iraqi people.

2010 -- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman adorned Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with the “National Cedar” medal at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace, southeast of Beirut.

2014 -- Kuwait Oil Tankers Company inked a contract to build a new power station at Al-Ahmadi oil refinery port with an output capacity of 240 megawatts.

2015 -- Kuwait National Petroleum Company signed a contract for building a new power plant at Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery with an estimated capacity of 240 megawatts.

2018 -- Kuwait, a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, presented a draft resolution calling for safety measures for civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories.

2020 -- The cabinet decided to double civil servants’ payments for six months.2021 -- The cabinet allowed entry into eateries and cafes with adherence to the anti-coronavirus measures.

2021 -- The cabinet lifted the quaratine on arrivals provided they undergo PCR three days after their arrival.

2021 -- The cabinet exempted a category of the citizens from the travel ban according to a set of terms.2023 -- Kuwait Airways received its 8th Airbus Neo-320A.

2023 -- Jaber diabetic foot center was established.2023 -- Faisal Al-Rajhi won gold in 5,000-meter wheelchair race at World Para Athletics in Japan. — KUNA

 

 

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