KUWAIT, June 2 (KUNA)
1960 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed decrees of the penal code and procedural criminal trial law, as well as of penal courts and procedures.
1960 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a decree regarding Kuwait Municipality's statute.
1965 -- Al-Seyassah newspaper issued as a weekly political edition. Chief Editor was Abdulrahman Al-Welyti.
1991 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a decree annulling the National Council and calling on voters to elect members of parliament (National Assembly).
1993 -- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) recorded a 4.7-degree earthquake in Al-Manageesh area southwest of the country.
1998 -- National Assembly approved a government draft law to protect and support national workforce, encouraging Kuwaitis to work in the private sector. Thirty-nine MPs voted in favor of the bill which was opposed by three.
2000 -- Kuwaiti musician Abdurrahman Al-Buaijan passed away at the age of 61.
2002 -- The United Nations officially recognizes the Kuwait Environment Protection Society and registered it as a Kuwaiti NGO.
2007 -- Al-Jarida was issued as a daily political newspaper with Khaled Hilal Al-Mutairi as its Editor-in-Chief.
2009 -- Kuwait Fire Services Directorate (KFSD) put into commission the 90-meter Bronto Skylift ladder, the highest in the world, and the only one of its kind in the Middle East.
2009 -- Youssef Ibrahim Al-Ghanem, founder of Al-Ghanen Company, passed away at the age of 86.
2016 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed with Tunisia a KD 22-million loan to fund water and irrigation projects.
2017 -- Kuwait became a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council after winning 188 out of 192 votes.
2019 -- KFAED signed with Jordan a loan agreement worth USD two million to cover cancer treatment expenses for Syrian refugees in Jordan.
2020 -- Retired Major General Salem Al-Surour passed away at age 74. He was one of the heroes of the Kuwaiti resistance during the Iraqi invasion and led Kuwaiti troops during what was known as "bridges battle." against the Iraqi invaders.
2021 -- Ministry of Health approved emergency use of Sotrovimab to treat Covid-19 patients. (end) bs