KUWAIT, April 29 (KUNA) -- 1959 -- Municipality gives out 259 housing units in Shaeb area.
1978 -- Amiri decree number 13/1978 issued to modify decree number 124/1977 to terminate a contact with the American Independent Oil Company.
2001 -- Cabinet approves KD-500-million from Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to the Saving Bank of Kuwait (now Kuwait Credit Bank) to solve the housing problem.
2003 -- Parliament approves modifying a law to allow the KFAED to invest in 25 percent from the country's infrastructure profits.
2004 -- Executive Council for the Arab Organization for Developing Agricultures elects Kuwait as Chairman for its Jordan meeting.
2008 -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah inaugurates World Islamic Economic Forum, presents an initiative of USD 100 million for launching the forum's fund.
2009 -- Qadsiya Sports club wins 29th GCC soccer championship. (end) hb