Today In Kuwait's History

7/27/2024 2:13:49 AM

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, July 27 (KUNA) --

1960 -- Kuwait Amir sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signs a decree changing the name of the Department of Finance into the Department of Finance and Economy.
1975 -- Ministry of Oil forms a committee tasked with preparing and supervising the implementation of a plan for the oil industries policy.
1980 -- Kuwait national football team loses 1-2 to the Soviet Union in quarterfinals of the Moscow Olympic Games.
1991 -- State of Kuwait exports its first crude oil shipment following the liberation from the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
1994 -- State of Kuwait and Syria sign an agreement to establish a holding company with a capital of USD 200 million. The Damascus-based company would be operating in tourism, development and investment.
1997 -- Kuwait government approves a bill to provide health insurance for non-Kuwaitis.
1998 -- Kuwait's Abdullah Al-Rashidi wins the world skeet championship, held in Barcelona, Spain.
2000 -- Kuwait Petroleum Corporation signs a MoU with Qatar's Petroleum Corporation and Exxon Mobile to supply Kuwait with gas.
2007 -- Kuwait's Judo team wins the GCC championship with 22 medals: 14 gold, four silver and four bronze.
2013 -- Some 439,715 Kuwaiti voters head to polling stations to select 50 MPs for the 14th legislative term.
2016 -- Kuwaiti engineer Mejbel Al-Mutawa, CEO of Kuwait Scientific Center, passes away at the age of 62.
2017 -- Information Ministry revokes license of Al-Kout's satellite channel in implementation of a court order concerning the so-called (Al-Abdali cell) case, and imprisonment of a co-owner. (end)

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