(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Aug 26 (KUNA) --

1961 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a decree calling for elections for the Constituent Assembly, which had a mandate of writing constitution based on democratic principles and aimed at public welfare.
1992 -- UN Security Council welcomed decisions of the borders demarcation commission between Kuwait and Iraq.
2000 -- Mutlaq Al-Shulaimi, member in the 1981 National Assembly passed away at the age of 63. The deceased was also a member in the National Council 1990 and was president of Al-Nasr Sporting Club.
2010 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) extended KD four million loan to Zambia to finance construction of a highway to the borders with Angola.
2013 -- The world e-content award selected Kuwaiti Engineer Manar Al-Hashash as member in its judging panel for the fifth consecutive year.
2013 -- Kuwait's Abdullah Al-Fadhel won a jet ski championship of the unlimited category in Florida, US.
2018 -- Kuwait's Mansour Al-Rashidi won the skeet competition in the 18th Asian Games, held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
2018 -- Kuwaiti Karateka Ali Al-Shatti won a gold medal in the 18th Asian Games for the 67kg category. (end)
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