Today in Kuwait's history

KUWAIT, Feb 10 (KUNA) -- 1971 -- Kuwait National Assembly opened its third Legislative Session and Khaled Al-Ghunaim was elected speaker. The house ended its term on January 8, 1975.
2002 -- Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) established Kuwait Gulf Oil Company to replace the Arab oil company in order to manage the divided zone between State of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
2009 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah decorated President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Order in recognition of his efforts to boosting bilateral relations. Aliyev also decorated Sheikh Sabah the Heydar Aliyev Order.
2010 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a decree regarding employment in the private and oil sectors.
2010 -- Sabah Al-Ahmad Cardiac Center opened at Al-Amiri Hospital area.
2014 -- Kuwait Municipal Council named a residential area in the north of Mutlaa after Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
2014 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed a four million Kuwaiti Dinar (USD 14 million) loan agreement with Zambia to finance establishment of a teachers' training college.
2016 -- State of Kuwait's KGO won the best Arab smart phone application award at the government summit, held in Dubai, UAE.
2017 -- Kuwait won the Gulf Fencing Championship in Bahrain.
2020 -- The Arab-British Chamber of Commerce selected Ali Al-Ghanim, President of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as honorary chairman.
2021 -- Mohammad Al-Sharekh, Chairman of Sakhr software company, won King Faisal Prize for the service of Islam in recognition of his efforts to produce computer software for service of Islam and Arab culture.
2021 -- Saad Al-Nahedh, former president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and one of founders of Kuwait Red Crescent Society, passed away at 86.
2021 -- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) announced that institute executive Dr. Fotouh Al-Raqom was elected as president of the American Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) for 2021, the first Arab woman to chair the association from abroad since it was established in 1977.
2022 -- Dr. Saleh Al-Ojairi, a well-known Kuwaiti astronomer, passed away at 101. (end) bs