KUWAIT, April 30 (KUNA) -- 1924 -- Opening of "Adab" (literature) club, established by a number of Kuwaiti intellects keen on shedding light on the world of culture and literature.
1970 -- Official Kuwaiti population statistics reach 345,898 people.
1980 -- The opening of International Development on capital markets conference in Kuwait and GCC countries, and opening of first Zakat Conference in Kuwait.
1994 -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issues Amiri decree number 52 approving the inception of Kuwait National Library.
1998 -- The demise of late Hamad Abdulmehsin Al-Meshari, 92yrs, one of Kuwait national figures.
1999 -- Kuwait ranks number one in the world of Fencing for the Disabled, specifically in the Epee Fencing. 2002 -- Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs approve decision of establishing Al-Orwah Al-Wethqa charity organization.
2003 -- International Federation of Red Cross elects Kuwait for hosting a permanent regional office for the federation.
2005 -- His Highness Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah inaugurates the opening of a new building for the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS).
2007 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in the country for a two-day official visit, the first ever for a Japanese high level figure.
2007 -- Oil Minister Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah announces the discovery by Kuwait Oil Company of a new and important oil and natural gas field in Al-Thabi field, south of Al-Rowdatain field.
2008 -- US non-government Freedom House Organization ranks Kuwait's press freedom for the year as the top in the Arab world.
2010 -- Kuwait donates USD one million for Senegal.(end) mb