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Today in Kuwait's history

KUWAIT, Aug 3 (KUNA) --

1990 -- Council of the Arab League condemned, during an extraordinary session in Cairo, Iraq's invasion of the State of Kuwait.
1990 -- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned, during an extraordinary meeting in Cairo, Egypt, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and asked Iraq to carry out immediate and unconditional withdrawal of its forces to positions before August 1, 1990.
1990 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a law banning sale or purchanse of Kuwait oil or by-products but via the government of the State of Kuwait.
1992 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a law to regulate manpower recruitment agencies.
1998 -- Ministry of Social Affairs and Works appointed Dr. Nouriya Al-Kharafi and Kawthar Al-Jo'an in Ardhiya Cooperative Society's board, the first women to occupy such positions in Cooperative Societies.
2010 -- Dr. Ayed Al-Humaidan, of Kuwait, recognized by the UN as an expert in the field of reducing drugs and its damages.
2010 -- The Kuwaiti sailing team won an international competition, hosted by Morocco. The Kuwaiti champion, Saud Al-Masoud, won in the laser category. His fellow citizen, Ahmad Al-Failakawi, was first in the laser radial competition.
2015 -- The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) opened Al-Sabbiya power station project to meet the increasing needs of energy as a result of urban expansion and keeping up with the local development plan.
2016 -- Kuwait's ministry for public worked handed over, to the ministry of finance, a KD-28-million project concerning expatriate housing complex in Al-Shadadiya.
2016 -- Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Foundation established a new chair for Master program of contemporary Arabic Studies at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, to be the sole chair in Europe, which adopts Arabic as the only language in the teaching of Master of Arabic Studies.
2017 -- Suad Al-Humaidhi, one of the first Kuwaiti women who has been involved in trade and investment inside and outside Kuwait, passed away at age 78.
2018 -- Kuwait handed over USD 50 million to the World Food Program (WFP) to be directed to the Yemeni people. (end) bs