KUWAIT, June 18: 1960 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a law regulating the profession of lawyers.
1963 — Kuwait Fishing established as a shareholding company with a capital of KD one million.
2000 — UNESCO designated Kuwait as motherhood and children center’s headquarter.
2001 — Kuwait National Assembly approved the GCC Joint Defense Treaty, inked in December 2000.
2002 — Kuwait Higher Education Council changed educational levels’ system from four years in each level to five at elementary, four at intermediate and three at high school.
2002 — Criminal Evidence Directorate General at Kuwait Ministry of Interior began operating the DNA identification laboratory.
2007 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a law ascertaining number of people who could be granted the Kuwaiti citizenship in 2007, not more than 2,000 people.
2008 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a decree establishing Kuwait International Law School for law diplomas, bachelors and masters degrees.
2008 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a decree establishing the Higher Enterprise Authority, mandated with overseeing projects built on state properties.
2008 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah launched the National Campaign for Marine Life Conservation (Senyar 2) aiming to protect Kuwaiti islands and marine life.
2014 — Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed a grant deal of about USD 50 million with Djibouti as part of Gulf aid for financing its national investment program.
2020 — Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) announced the first oil production from the well located in the Gulf of Suez in Egypt.
2020 — Kuwait Goverment changed curfew hours to be from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. as well as lifting blockade on some areas. Both decisions, part of efforts to curb coronavirus, took effect on June 21.
2020 — Kuwait Government allowed citizens to travel abroad but only after verifying they were in dire need of traveling.
2023 — Jaber Al-Ahmad hospital succeeded in utilizing a “smart” surgical network in treating stomach hernia for several patients suffering from such cases.
2023 — Amiri order issued formig the 44th government of Kuwait headed by Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah compromising 15 ministers. — KUNA
