(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
KUWAIT, Jan 14 (KUNA) - 1931 - Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah bans men from wearing the bisht due to the financial burden this garment was causing.
1991 - Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah addressed the world leaders a day before January 15, the ultimatum set by UN Security Council for Iraqi occupying forces to leave Kuwait. Sheikh Jaber called upon Iraq to respect UN resolutions and withdraw its forces from Kuwait.
2000 - Egypt Writers Union selects Kuwait novelists Ismail Fahad Ismail "Khumasia," and Laila Othman's "Wasmiya Leaves the Sea" among the 20th century's best 100 novels.
2015 - Kuwait National Assembly approved a law to regulate collection of guns and ammunition.
2015 -- Kuwait National Assembly approved a bill to establish the Public Authority for Roads and Transportation (PART).
2016 -- The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training signed five contacts worth KD 3.366 million to build colleges in Sabah Al-Ahmad and Jaber Al-Ahmad cities.
2018 - Kuwaiti surgeons conducted a microsurgery to treat a critical infertility case.
2018 - Kuwait Supreme Petroleum Council approved acquisition by Kuwait Petroleum International of 50 percent of Al-Daqum refinery in Oman.
2020 - Kuwait National Petroleum Company exported first shipment of Ultra-low-sulfur diesel to global markets. (end) aa
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