KUWAIT, May 11 (KUNA) --
1964 Kuwait approved the charter of the Arab League Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), issued in late February, and the charter of Arab cultural unification.
1967 The Relinquishment Agreement signed between the Kuwaiti government and BP Kuwait Ltd, Gulf Kuwait Company, and Kuwait Oil Company Ltd approved in a decree by law by His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem AlSabah.
1987 A blast targeting the office of American airline, TWA, in Kuwait kills one person.
1992 The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) was allowed to purchase local bad debts and set a date for their purchase (at the end of 1999) after a decreeintolaw was passed by the Amir Sheikh Jaber AlAhmad AlSabah.
1996 Dr. Mohammad Bijawi, the head of the International Court of Justice, granted an honorary PhD in law by Kuwait University (KU) in appreciation for his achievements.
1999 Kuwait Stock Exchange signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation with Jordan's Amman Stock Exchange.
2004 Kuwait signed an agreement, at the UN headquarters, stipulating terms and guidelines for the construction of a mega railway network across the Gulf region.
2005 The construction of a regional training center for judges and members of the general prosecution in the field of international humanitarian begins after a decree by law was issued by the Amir, Sheikh Jaber AlAhmad AlSabah. The execution of the project was adopted according to a memorandum of understanding between the Kuwaiti government and the International Committee of the Red Cross signed in Kuwait on October 12, 2004.
2014 -- The National Assembly approved a number of draft laws connected with the transformation of Kuwait Airways into a shareholding company and providing job security for employees in the private and oil sectors amongst others.
2014 -- Health Ministry signed a KD 54 million agreement to construct a new infectious diseases hospital. (end)
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