KUWAIT, Oct 20 (KUNA) -- 1971 -- An Amiri Decree is issued dividing the College of Sciences, Arts, and Education of Kuwait University into two colleges; the College of Sciences and the College of Arts and Education.
1992 -- His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah inaugurates the first session of the seventh legislative term of the National Assembly. He stresses that defending Kuwait is top priority.
1996 -- His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah inaugurates the first session of the eighth legislative term of the National Assembly.
2001 -- Kuwait and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) sign an agreement in Paris to establish "The Amir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prize for Research and Training in Special Needs Education for the Mentally Disabled." 2002 -- His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah decorates the former rector of Kuwait University, Dr. Fayza Al-Kharafi, with the first-degree medal in appreciation for her services and efforts to develop higher education.
2004 -- His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issues decree no. 307 to bring supervision over Credit and Savings Bank under the State Minister of Housing Affairs.
2004 -- His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issues decree no. 308 to bring supervision over Kuwait Airways under the Minister of Communications, previously the duty of the Minister of Finance virtue of law 21/65.
2008 -- The Central Agency of Information Technology (CAIT) launches the first phase of the state's electronic gate in cooperation with a number of ministries, and government and private bodies. (end) rk