Today In Kuwait's History

2025-04-18 03:05:10

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, April 18 (KUNA)

1968 -- Al-Shuaiba oil refinery, the first owned by Kuwait Petroleum Company, was inaugurated with a production capacity of 95,000 barrels a day.
2000 -- The National Assembly approved a bill to financially support the national workforce and encourage citizens to work in the private sector.
2001 -- Former member of the National Assembly Abdulrazzak Al-Khaled died at the age of 71. He was elected parliament member in 1963, served as member of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce and was the first chief editor of "Al-Taleaa" magazine 2004 -- Al-Fatat Sports Club won the second Arab Tennis Table Tournament, held in Bahrain.
2005 -- The National Assembly approved a bill to amend regulations of housing care, granting disabled woman married to a non-Kuwaiti and has children the right for housing care.
2014 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees granted the Advisor at the Amiri Diwan, Chairman of the International Islamic Charitable Organization and the UN Secretary General Representative for Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Abdullah Al-Maatouq, its golden medal in appreciation for his humanitarian role.
2016 -- Kuwait donated around USD 1.1 million to establish Sabah Al-Ahmad Mosque and Center for Islamic Studies in Australia.
2017 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development signed a loan agreement with Mauritania at a value of KD 10 million to contribute to funding the expansion of power grids in southeastern areas. (end) nsn

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