(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Oct 28 (KUNA) --

1956 -- Kuwait donated the first Arab financial support to Algerian Revolution, granting it three million rupees.
1969 -- Kuwait inaugurated its first ground station for communications via satellites in Um Al-Aish to work with a satellite over Indian Ocean.
1994 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah granted United States President, Bill Clinton, the Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer during his short visit to Kuwait.
1996 -- Kuwait's national team won the 13th Gulf Football Cup in Oman, regaining its champion title after six years.
2000 -- Kuwait announced a donation of USD 150 million for the Al-Aqsa fund and Palestinian Intifada, in compliance with the decisions of the extraordinary Arab summit in Cairo.
2003 -- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) launched its website, which included several services as part of efforts to keep up with new age of technology, especially in the media sector.
2008 -- Actor Ali Al-Mufeedi passed away at the age of 69 years old. The renowned actor was a member of the Arab Gulf Theater since 1968 and received the Creative Radio Award at the Cairo festival for Radio and Television in 2000.
2009 -- The Constitutional Court annulled Badi Al-Dousari's election resulted in the fifth constituency void and announced Khaled Al-Adwa the winner instead.
2015 -- The Islamic Malaysian University honored Kuwait for its role in the University's establishment 60 years ago.
2015 -- The Kuwait Fund for Economic Arab Development offered USD 30 million to assist Lebanon and host communities in supporting Syrian refugees.
2024 -- The Ministry of Health announced that all administrative correspondence in its sectors would be conducted digitally as part of its transformation plans. (end)
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