1967 — The Kuwaiti Government granted the Kuwaiti-Spanish Petroleum Company a 35-year concession for oil exploration in the 9,100 square kilometer so-called “abandoned zone.” 1985 — Members of the Kuwaiti National Assembly (parliament) debated axes of an interpellation motion presented against Minister of Justice, Legal and Administrative Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Duaij Al-Sabah who tendered his resignation before the legislators requested a no-confidence motion. The inquiry focused on purported irregularities regarding the fund of small investments.
1995 — Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr. Ahmad Al-Rubei survived a no-confidence voting in the parliament regarding misdeeds at Kuwait University.
2000 — The Criminal Court upheld an in absentia death sentence, issued in 1993, against Alaa Hussein, head of the so-called “temporary Kuwait government,” formed by the Iraqi regime during its occupation of Kuwait. He was convicted of high treason.
2003 — The Ministry of Higher Education established a permanent board of trustees for art faculties for coordination regarding teaching policies and research among the art colleges.
2008 — The Kuwaiti Al-Shabab Club was crowned champion of the Arab Karate Club Championship winning two gold medals and three bronze ones.
2010 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah decorated Italian President Giorgio Napolitano the Kubarak Al-Kabeer Order during a visit to Italy. The Italian president granted His Highness the Amir the Presidential Medal of Merit.
2016 — Dr. Hassan Al-Shemmari (Zain Hospital) succeeded in implanting vocal cords for a patient. It was the first such successful medical operation recorded in the Middle East.
2017 — The Constitutional Court declares Fawaz Al-Arbeed has won membership in parliament and deprived Marzouq Al-Khlaifa of the parliamentary seat.
2018 — Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center won an award for distinguished designs of its headquarters building.
2021 — Kuwait Red Crescent Society dispatched a plane loaded with 40 tons of medical aid to India to help the nation in combating spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
Source: Kuwait News Agency