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KUWAIT, June 23 (KUNA) --
1972 -- The Kuwaiti Dinar was pegged to the US Dollar's exchange rate. Floatation of the British pound prompted Kuwait to shift to the greenback.
1987 -- The Amir Sheikh Jaber AlآAhmad AlآJaber AlآSabah issued decree number 31, regulating national aviation transport.
1997 -- The Amir Sheikh Jaber AlآAhmad AlآJaber AlآSabah issued an Amiri Decree endorsing the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Kuwait became the 93rd signatory state.
1998 -- Minister of Health Dr. Adel AlآSubeeh issued regulatory resolutions giving health departments greater authorities.
2000 -- The US Congress endorsed a resolution calling for release of more than 600 Kuwaiti and third country nationals, detained in Iraq since the Iraqi aggression of 1990.
2008 -- The Cabinet approved a KD 50 pay raise for state employees, retirees, and those receiving social and disability financial support. The increase got the approval of parliament in a session the following day.
2008 -- Athletes Jassem AlآMas and Abdulaziz AlآMandil nabbed two gold medals at the 13th Arab Track and Field games in Tunisia in the 400 meter hurdles and the 110 meter hurdles category.
2008 -- Runner Mohammad AlآAzmi won the gold medal in an international track and field championship in Morocco in the 800-meter category.
2010 -- Kuwait and the US signed cooperation memo on securing of nuclear material.
2011 -- Kuwait's National Assembly voted on a motion to cease cooperation with government of His Highness Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser AlآMohammad AlآSabah. Twentyآfive MPs voted against the motion while 18 others voted in approval and six MPs abstained from voting.
2011 -- MPs Faisal AlآMslem and Khaled AlآTahous submitted an official motion to grill His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser AlآSabah.
2013 -- Kuwait and Tajikistan signed several agreements within diplomatic and cultural domains.
2015 -- Kuwait Airways received first Airbus (A330). (end)
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