KUWAIT, June 9 (KUNA) --
1956 -- Kuwait Municipality distributes 580 housing lots in Faiha Area after the government purchased their houses in the capital city for the purpose of expanding residential areas.
1965 -- State of Kuwait and Iran sign an agreement to determine the continental shelf between the two countries.
1969 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signs a law to establish the State Security Court.
1973 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signs a law to establish the Constitutional Court, which came into effect on October 24 of the same year.
1996 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signs a decree regarding the Industry Law for industrial facilities nationwide.
1996 -- Abdulaziz Hussain, Kuwait's first Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, passes away at age of 76 after playing a major role in establishment of departments of modern Kuwait, and having numerous contributions at literature, political, educational and media levels. He occupied many ministerial portfolios and cultural positions.
1997 -- Kuwait's Ministry of Justice opens a center for electronic classification of court rulings, based in Faculty of Law at Kuwait University.
2006 -- The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) names one of its major halls after late Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah in recognition of his contributions to the Rabat-based organization.
2022 -- Sudan's ruling council chairman Abdulfattah Al-Burhan grants Kuwaiti Ambassador in Khartoum Bassam Al-Qabandi the country's Order of the Two Niles in appreciation of his efforts to promote bilateral relations. (end) mt