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Today in Kuwait's history

Today in Kuwait's history

KUWAIT, Jan 25 (KUNA)

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1969 -- Bomb explosions took place at Kuwait National Assembly, house of Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, and Ministry of Interior building. Twenty-one Kuwaiti nationals and a Palestinian man were arrested. They were members of the Gulf Liberation Front, an offshoot of the Arab Nationalist movement.
1984 -- Mohammad Al-Nashmi, a renowned actor, passed away at age of 57.
1991 -- Qarouh Island was the first Kuwaiti land to be liberated by the US-led coalition from the Iraqi occupation. Flag of Kuwait was hoisted on the island to mark its liberation.
2002 -- Kuwait National Assembly (parliament) passed a draft bill increasing the capital of the Kuwait Credit Bank (KCB) to provide much needed liquidity to fund house construction loans.
2023 -- Ministry of Oil announced that Kuwait University Faculty of Law Professor Dr. Nasser Al-Rushaid had won the post of legal consultant at the OPEC.
2025 -- Kuwait Petroleum International announced winning two bids to operate two major gas stations in Europe. (end) bs