Today in Kuwait's history

KUWAIT, Feb 25 (KUNA) -- 1950 -- Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah took the helm of power after the death of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The occasion is marked with a military parade at Safat square. This day has been adopted as the National Day of Kuwait according to an Amiri Decree issued on May 18, 1964, merging the Amir coronation occasion with the Independence Day.
1951 -- Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah was decorated with the KSMG medal by the British envoy in the country on the first anniversary of his coronation.
1959 -- The postal and phone department issued a memorial stamp marking the Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's coronation.
1978 -- The National Anthem was broadcasted for the first time. Its lyrics have been composed by the poet Ahmad Al-Adwani and the melody by Ibrahim Al-Sola.
1980 -- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) began broadcasting news in English at a rate of ten hours a day.
2003 -- The Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain inaugurated chair of Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in biology and clinical immunology at the Medicine College.
2009 -- Al-Shuaiba radio station began broadcasting, with focus on folkloric music and songs.
2010 -- The runner Mohammad Metleg Al-Azmi won the gold medal in the 800 m race of the Asian tournament held in Tehran.
2017 -- The Kuwaiti Paralympic shooter Atef Al-Dosari won the world 10-m rifle competition held in the UAE.
2020 -- Kuwait's Touristic Enterprises Company closed down Al-Khairan resort, transforming it into a quarantine center for those infected with COVID-19.
2021 -- The Kuwaiti dramatist and theatrical actor Meshari Al-Ballam died at the age of 49.
2022 -- Kuwait and the IAEA signed two MoUs to boost cooperation in research and training.
2025 -- Kuwait Fund for Economic Arab Development (KFAED) signs KD six million loan agreement with Burkina Faso in support of irrigated agriculture project.
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