KUWAIT, March 30 (KUNA) -- 1965 -- The Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issued law no. 14 for 1965 regarding the approval of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) agreement.
1965 -- The Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issued law no. 16 1965 approving the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water of 1963.
1971 -- Hardan Al-Tikriti, former Iraqi Vice President was assassinated on an unofficial visit to Kuwait.
1979 -- Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah addressed the final session of the Yemeni summit in Kuwait, attended by President Ali Abdullah Saleh and Abdulfattah Ismail, in which they affirmed that they came to Kuwait with the goal of reaching an understanding and cooperation and achieving the hopes and aspirations of the Yemeni people.
1988 -- Three speedboats attacked a Kuwaiti military post at Boubyan Island and injure two Kuwaiti soldiers.
2000 -- Izzat Jaafar died at the age of 88. Jaafar assumed many honorary posts at the Amiri Diwan. He also helped establish the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) and the Kuwait-Danish Dairy Company (KDD).
2003 -- Kuwait asked the Libyan charge d'affaires to leave the country. Libya is also requested to lower its level of diplomatic representation in Kuwait in accordance with the number of Kuwaiti diplomats in Tripoli.
2005 -- First Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued a ministerial decree stating civil identification cards are to be used as document required instead of passport upon passing between Kuwait and the states of Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates.
2008 -- Kuwait Sports Club was crowned champion of the premium football league.
2008 -- First issue of As-Sabah Paper hit the stands. It is a daily political newspaper issued by As-Sabah publishing house with Barakat Awadh Al-Hdaiban as Editor in Chief.
2011 -- The Ministry of Transport announced the opening of nine new centers to serve the citizens in various areas in Kuwait in order to make it easier for consumers (individuals/institutions) to pay their telephone fees and obtain clearance certificates. (end) gta