Today In Kuwait's History

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1971 -- Mulla Marshad Mohammad Al-Sulaiman, who established a school named after him, passed away at age of 64. Al-Sulaiman's career in education spanned around 30 years. His school was closed in 1956.
2000 -- The Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND) selected State of Kuwait to be headquarters of the Arab Open University.
2003 -- State of Kuwait signed, during meetings in Mexico, UN anti-corruption treaty.
2013 -- Kuwait Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) won the GCC e-government award for its smart phone application "Kuwait Finder".
2014 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) opened an emergency center in northern Lebanon, which cost USD 2.4 million.
2016 -- Kuwait Airways received its first Boeing 777-300ER, part of a 10-aircraft agreement with the US airplane manufacturer.
2017 -- Kuwait donated USD five million to the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) to support its services for the Palestinian refugees in Syria.
2018 -- KFAED signed a KD five-million-loan agreement with Malawi to finance a project to expand fresh water system.
2018 -- Kuwait Karate team won the Kata championship in an international tournament held in Shanghai, China.
2018 -- Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Center won the International Property Award for the best architectural design in the Middle East. (end) gta

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