KUWAIT, Feb 21 -- 1966 -- The State of Kuwait established diplomatic relations with Switzerland and opened a permanent mission in Geneva.
1977 -- The second ground station of the satellite communication network opened in Umm Al-Aish.
1984 -- The Information Ministry established a center for media archives.
1987 -- Late Amir, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah inaugurated Yousef Al-Marzouq and Lulwa Al-Nassar Islamic Medical Center for herbal treatment.
1990 -- Kuwait signed the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution.
1993 -- Kuwait began implementing the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer.
1998 -- The Minister of Social Affairs and Labor inaugurated the country's largest Olympic sports stadium at Sulaibikhat Sport Club.
1999 -- The Ministry of Interior and Kuwait Airways began granting visas for visitors through a joint electronic network.
1999 -- Kuwait Petroleum Corporation declares discovery of high-quality light crude in Kraa-Al-Maro field with daily production capacity of 1,800 barrels.
2004 -- The national handball team wins the 11th Asian Tournament after beating Japan.
2005 -- Ambassador Abdullah Al-Mansour begins work as the Arab League assistant secretary general for auditing, the first Kuwaiti to occupy such a leading post in the Arab organization.
2006 -- The national handball team was crowned Asian champion for the fourth time.
2007 -- The Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) marine reserve was inaugurated.
2008 -- Cabinet approved salary increase by KD 120 for Kuwaiti public and private sector employees, military service members, retirees, and social welfare benefactors. Non-Kuwaitis were also given a salary increase of KD 50. The overall budget for the increase was at KD one billion.
2010 -- Amiri decree issued to establish the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) as an independent body supervised by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
2010 -- Amiri decree issued regarding the 2010-2011 and 2013-2014 development plans, which began in April of 2010 and concluded in March of 2014.
2012 -- Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) signed deals worth KD 45 million with global companies to rehabilitate soil at its previous drilling project in Burgan zone.
2017 -- Kuwait sports club won His Highness the Amir's football cup after beating Kazma 4-2.
2017 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) said that amount of loans provided to West African countries from 1962 until December 31, 2016 have reached 172 loans worth KD 610.1 million (around USD one billion). (end) gta