Today in Kuwait's History : 23/07/2017

KUWAIT, July 23 (KUNA)

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1962 -- A law on granting state military medals and badges was issued. The first article of the law states that they may only be granted by an Amiri Decree.
1983 -- A fire erupts in one of the buildings of the Old Sief Palace, due to an electric shortage, turning it to heaps of ashes. The historic building, including its trademark clock tower, was rebuilt after the Iraqi invasion, as it was completely destroyed at that time.
2000 -- The Cabinet appoints Chief Justice Abdullah Al-Essa as head of the Court of Cassation, the highest legal authority in Kuwait.
2002 -- Minister of Health Mohammad Al-Jarallah issues an order setting prices of medicines and pharmaceuticals.
2006 -- Under directions of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Cabinet passes a bill to the parliament granting every Kuwaiti citizen a KD-200 bonus.
2007 -- Kuwait was declared clear free of the H7N1 'bird-flu' virus by the Ministry of Health, three months after the last case was reported in the country.
2008 -- Fawzi Al-Majadi was buried in Kuwait, after his remains were handed over by Israel two decades after falling as a national martyr in a military operation against the Israelis in Palestine. (end) hb