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Major events in Kuwait for 2023

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KUWAIT, Dec 27 (KUNA) -- Kuwait witnessed many local events in 2023 that covered plenty domains. Following are major events throughout the year:

Oil and energy:

  Jan 17: Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) launched Al-Zour refinery's laboratories, one of the largest in the Middle East.
   Jan 19: Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company k.s.c.c. (KUFPEC), was awarded the new exploration license PL 1174S by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
   Jan 19: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) signed a contract with Worley Consulting to conduct a detailed feasibility study for the exploitation of renewable energy in its fields.
   Jan 22: The joint Kuwaiti-Saudi Standing Committee held a meeting in the Al-Khafji Joint Operations Area, Saudi Arabia, to review reports on onshore oil operations in the divided Zone and the adjacent submerged divided Zone.
   Jan 25: Kuwaiti candidate Professor of International law at Kuwait University, Dr. Nasser Al-Rushaid, was granted position of legal consultant at the organization of petroleum exporting countries (OPEC).
   Jan 30: Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) exported the first shipment of modified diesel fuel from the Ahmadi Refinery to the European market onboard the (POLAR ACE) tanker.
   Jan 31: Japanese government data showed that Kuwait's crude oil exports to Japan in December jumped 19.4 percent from a year earlier to 8.11 million barrels, or 262,000 barrels per day (bpd), marking the first increase in four months.
   Feb 9: Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) announced that its subsidiary, KUFPEC Norway AS, has divested its 10 percent equity in the Yme field.
   Feb 28: Japanese government data showed that Kuwait's crude oil exports to Japan in January surged 26.8 percent from a year earlier to 8.45 million barrels, or 272,000 barrels per day (bpd), for the second straight monthly expansion.
   March 1: The newly appointed Secretary General of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), Jamal Al-loughani, assumed office.
   March 7: Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) inaugurated second phase of Al-Zour refinery.
   March 8: An explosion erupted at a main electrical transformer in Salmiya during periodical maintenance, resulting in a fire that left four people injured.
   March 14: Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) announced the first shipment of 44,000 tons of solid sulfur from Al-Zour Refinery in cooperation with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC).
   March 19: Crude oil futures recorded losses of 12 percent in trading the previous week as a result of banking turmoil from the bankruptcy of the US Silicon Valley Bank.
   March 20: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) declared state of emergency as an oil leakage occurred in a location west of Kuwait.
   March 22: Mina Abdullah and Ahmadi Refineries received advanced international ranking of risk engineering quality.
   March 30: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announced new propane prices, sold at USD 555 and the one metric ton of butane to be sold at USD 545.
   March 31: Japanese government data showed that Kuwait's crude oil exports to Japan in February hit a six-month high of 8.08 million barrels, or 288,000 barrels per day (bpd).
   April 4: Kuwait Oil Company selected Sami Al-Sawwagh, director of offshore operations, as head of the regional organization for preservation of seas.
   May 11: Ministry of Electricity and Water announced said it connected electricity to the first house in Mutlaa city.
   May 13: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and Shell signed an MoU on exchange of expertise in oil and gas industries.
   June 3: Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) said its aircraft fueling company, Q8Aviation, won a contract to supply planes with fuel at Melbourne airport in Australia.
   June 5: Kuwait Petrochemicals Industries company announced KD 108.7 million (USD 353.1 million) profits for fiscal year 2002-23.
   June 12: Kuwait Oil Tankers Company (KOTC) launched construction operations of two solar-power stations.
   June 13: KOC announced operation of a new gas pipeline from North Kuwait to Ahmad Port.
   July 2: Kuwait integrated petroleum industries company (KIPIC) announced that a fire had erupted in Al-Zour's refinery unit 12, but no injuries were logged.
   July 5: Ministry of electricity, water and renewable energy announced operating four new main transfer units to power some 3,265 land plots in Al-Mutlaa.
   July 10: Deputy Prime Minister and minister of oil and state minister for economic and investment affairs Dr. Saad Al-Barak stated that Al-Durra field rightfully belongs to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
   July 24: Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced exporting first low-Sulphur gasoline shipment, consistent with global international environmental standards and European markets.
   July 25: KNPC announced record breaking revenues in the fiscal year ending in March 2023 with KD 1.016 billion (approx. USD 3.32 billion)
   July 30: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and subsidiaries announced KD 2.6 billion (USD approx. 8.4 billion) net profits for the fiscal year ending March 2023.
   July 31: Ministry of Oil launched Pioneers in Oil Sector book, the first book in artificial intelligence technology aiming to create new content.
   Aug 6: Kuwait Oil Tankers Company announced attaining three ISO certificates in quality control, environment management, and security management as well as ISO for risk management.
   Aug 20: Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding (SHIP) inked agreement with KPC worth KD 91.7 million (approx. USD 279.6 million) to provide maintenance services to Mina Abdullah refinery for a duration of 63 months.
   Sept 7: Al-Khafji joint operations announced successfully resuming production in the divided zone between Kuwait and Saudi.
   Sept 8: Several areas experienced electricity outage due to damage in Hawally A substation and a limited fire in Abdullah Al-Salem station, but teams of the ministry of electricity, water and renewable energy managed to restore power gradually to affected areas.
   Sept 11: KPC announced that percentage of achievement in Duqm refinery in Oman reached 98.9 percent last July.
   Sept 14: Minister of electricity water and renewable energy Dr. Jassem Al-Ostad opened a customer service center and in Sabah Al-Ahmad residential area.
   Sept 16: KUFPEC announced that KUFPEC Norway AS submitted plan for development of operation of Eirin gas field, in cooperation with Equinor, to the Norwegian oil and energy ministry.
   Sept 18: KPC and OAPEC inked a memorandum of understanding to boost research cooperation and facilitate the exchange of technical expertise.
   Sept 20: KUFPEC signed partnership agreement with Shell's PG international limited in which KUFPEC Egypt acquires 40 percent operational share of Nile Delta three sector.
   Sept 22: Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation (KNPC) announced that a fire had erupted in Al-Ahmadi refinery but firefighting teams managed to contain it with no injuries or effect on production and exporting operations.
   Sept 25: KIPIC announced completing 60 million safe working hours with no incidents, losses, injuries or damages to health, environments, property or halt in operations in Al-Zour refinery.
   Oct 3: KIPIC announced the start of supplying the Western Doha station with low-sulfur fuel.
   Oct 10: Kuwait Gulf Oil Company announced drilling of first well in joint Wafra operations.
   Oct 19: KNPC's Mina Abdullah Refinery, obtained an average score of 100.5 in the latest field survey for risk engineering conducted by the American company (Marsh).
   Oct 31: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announced new prices for propane which will be sold for USD 610, and butane USD 620 dollars per metric ton.
   Nov 7: Kuwaiti Oil Tanker Company received a distinguished award in the field of maritime education and training from the Maritime Standards Organization.
   Nov 9: Shamal Az-Zour company announced that it achieved KD 9.8 million (about USD 29.8 million) in net profits in the first nine months of the current year, compared to KD 10 million (about USD 30.5 million) in the same period of 2022.
   Nov 12: Supply from Al-Zour refinery was abruptly halted due to an error in of the main valves.
   Nov 16: Fire in Al-Zour refinery unit 12 had been completely contained.
   Nov 20: KUFPEC announced that it is divesting its shares in KUFPEC Norway AS to PGNiG.
   Nov 23: KUFPEC inked MoUs with oil companies in India.
   Nov 30: Kuwait will cut down oil production by 135,000 barrels daily starting January 1, announced Oil Minister Dr. Saad Al-Barrak.
   Dec 11: Deputy Premier, Oil Minister and State Minister for Economic Affairs and Investments, Dr. Saad Al-Barrak reaffirmed Kuwait's rejection of the inclusion of any call for phasing out fossil fuels consumption and production in the COP28 draft final climate deal.
   Dec 15: Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) declared its marketing arm, Q8Aviation, has successfully conducted its first blending process of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at a bio refinery in the northern French port, Le Havre.
 
   Economy:
 
   Jan 5: Arab Planning Institute inked a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian National Planning Institute on cooperating to establish joint economic modeling unit.
   Jan 10: Kuwait took part in second roundtable meeting of ministers concerned with mining affairs, represented by Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Mazen Al-Nahedh, and Acting Director General of the Public Authority for Industry Mahammad Al-Adwani.
   Jan 12: Kuwait's Department of Expropriation for Public Welfare announced that total transactions value last year, reached KD 3.5 million (approx. USD 11.4 million).
   Jan 16: Undersecretary of Kuwait's Ministry of Finance, Aseel Al-Menifi, and Greek Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy and Openness Kostas Fragogiannis talked boosting economic relations.
   Jan 18: The Finance and Insurance Company, Fitch Ratings, has affirmed Kuwait's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at (AA-) with a Stable Outlook.
   Jan 19: Kuwait's trade surplus with Japan jumped 27.7 percent from a year earlier to JPY 84.8 billion (USD 663 million) in December.
   Jan 19: Kuwait-based Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Export Credit Greece (ECG) to promote Kuwait-Greece trade and investment.
   Jan 22: Gold price in Kuwait exceeded the USD 1,926 per ounce barrier with a five percent increase since the beginning of the year.
   Jan 25: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) decided to raise the discount rate by 0.50 percent from 3.5 percent to 4.0 percent effective as of January 26.
   Jan 30: The Central Bank of Kuwait announced broad money supply increase by 0.05 percent last December on monthly basis to settle at KD 38.4 billion (approx. USD 126.7 billion).
   Jan 31: The Central Statistical Bureau declared that the Kuwaiti family average monthly income in the year 2021 is KD 3,994.9 (approx. USD 13,000), not accounting for rent value.
   Feb 12: Kuwait's Ministry of Finance signed a Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea to boost cooperation in knowledge exchange program.
   Feb 13: Arab Planning Institute signed MoU with organization of women empowerment within the Islamic cooperation agreement to bolster developmental efforts.
   Feb 15: Arab Planning Institute inked a MoU with Omani development bank to boost strategic partnership between two sides.
   Feb 20: Central Statistical Bureau data showed increase of the inflation by 3.31 percent last month on annual basis.
   Feb 28: Third Arab and Kuwaiti youth forum was launched by Youth Public Authority at the Arab Institute.
   March 1: Minister of Commerce and Industry and State Minister for Communication and Information Technology Affairs Mazen Al-Nahedh inaugurated consumer protection Gulf week activities at the Avenues Mall.
   March 21: Kuwait Flour Mills and Bakeries Company announced profits of KD 52 million (approx. USD 170 million) for the year 2022, marking 19 percent increase.
   March 24: Kuwait and San Marino inked an initial investments' protection agreement.
   March 26: The Central Bank of Kuwait announced broad money supply increase by 0.2 percent last February on monthly basis to settle at KD 39.1 billion (approx. USD 129 billion).
   March 26: Gold recorded positive gains for the fourth week in a row, closing at USD 1.978 an ounce.
   April 1: Agility Company announced KD 68 million (USD 221.6 million) net profits in 2022.
   April 12: State Audit Bureau said it examined 3,222 files with a value of KD 3.66 billion (USD 11.94 billion) for fiscal year 2022-23.
   April 20: Central Statistics department said inflation rose 3.7 percent in March year-on-year.
   May 2: Boursa Kuwait registered KD 4.3 million (USD 13 million) net profits in first quarter of 2023, dropping 17.8 percent from same period last year.
   May 4: Minister of Commerce and Industry announced a ban on export and re-export of junk in order to preserve iron's basic materials.
   May 4: Gold registered its highest price ever, USD 2,072 per ounce.
   May 11: Central Bank of Kuwait said balance of payments registered a USD 1.1 billion (USD 3.6 billion) surplus in 2022 compared with KD 970 million (USD 3.1 billion) deficit the year before.
   May 18: Inflation rose by 3.69 percent in April year-on-year.
   June 24: Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) allocated three location for Google cloud-Kuwait as part of the government's digital transformation strategy.
   June 12: Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman) said Kuwait benefitted KD two billion (USD 6.8 billion) in credit services since its establishment up until 2022.
   July 4: Kuwait Central Bank issued new guidelines for postponed payment services.
   July 10: Minister of Commerce and Industry and State Minister for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Aiban formed committee for organizing supported food supply.
   July 18: Minister of Commerce and Industry and State Minister for Youth Affairs, Mohammad Al-Aiban, issued decision banning the use of cryptocurrency.
   July 19: A delegation from Kuwait Audit Bureau, higher council for planning and development and the state's permanent envoy to the UN take part in high level sustained development forum.
   July 26: Ministry of Finance announced a KD 6.4 billion surplus and final account for the finance for the fiscal year 2022 to 2023 for the first time in nine years.
   July 27: The central department for statistics launched official website for sustained development indices 2030.
   July 30: Boursa Kuwait (the bourse) announced net profit of KD 8.42 million for the period ending June 30, 2023.
   Aug 14: Agility Public Warehousing Company achieved net profit of KD 29.4 million (approx. USD 89.6 million) in the first half of 2023 compared to KD 28.8 million (approx. USD 87.2 million) in the same period of last year marking a 2.3 percent increase.
   Aug 16: Kuwait Audit Bureau issued a legal and judicial encyclopedia for in line with plans of digitization and transforming from service providers to data producers.
   Aug 17: Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued new requirements for auditors and listed companies stipulating the collection of one percent of net profits to be contributed to Kuwait Fund for the Advancement of Science (KFAS).
   Aug 22: The Central Statistics Bureau launched an electronic system for sustainable development objectives 2030 as an instrument of boosting cooperation and coordination with concerned bodies.
   Aug 23: Kuwait took second place at Gulf level in exports to Dubai chamber of commerce for international markets in the first half of 2023 with total value of AED 12.8 billion (approx. USD 3.4 billion).
   Aug 23: The International Monetary Fund announced expedited GDP for non-oil sectors in Kuwait from 3.4 percent in 2021 to four percent in 2022.
   Aug 30: Gulf bank announced approval of Kuwait central bank capital increase by KD 26.1 million (approx. USD 79.6 million). 
   Sept 15: Fitch Agency ratings affirms Kuwait AA- rating with stable outlook.
   Sept 18: Kuwait Ministry of Finance countered a cyber attack targeting one of its systems.
   Sept 19: Kuwait central bank directed national banks and local banks to take measures protecting customers from cyber fraud attempts.
   Sept 23: Insurance Regulatory Unit issued a decision organizing warehouses to encourage innovation and development of systems and technical infrastructure.
   Sept 26: Finance Ministry announced that the cyber-attack that took place on September 18 had copied documents of state property contracts as well as valid and expired civil IDs.
   Sept 27: Boursa Kuwait suspended trading with five listed companies.
   Sept 27: Eurostat data showed that Kuwait's exports to the European Union reached EUR 3.16 billion (approx. 3.3 USD billion) while imports from the union reached EUR 3.44 billion (approx. 3.6 USD billion) and the period from January to July.
   Oct 2: The Central Bank of Kuwait announced KD 240 million (approx. USD 792 million) of bonds and tawarruq for six months with 4.5 percent returns.
   Oct 9: Ministry of Finance presented 18 initiatives and nine MoUs with Saudi Arabia to achieve economic integration.
   Oct 9: Baitak exhibition launched in the international fairground with more than 135 local and regional companies exhibiting the latest in the world of constructions.
   Oct 17: Boursa Kuwait indices rose to unprecedented levels prior to closure.
   Oct 19: Insurance regulatory unit achieved best performance since establishment with revenues of KD 7.3 million (USD 23.6 million).
   Nov 16: CBK governor and Chief of the Institute of Banking Studies Basel Al-Haroun announced launch of 15th Harvard program.
   Nov 20: Data from the Central Statistics Bureau showed increase in inflation by 3.8 percent last October.
   Dec 3: Central Bank of Kuwait declared that 62 branches and 417 are trained and equipped to speak sign language as well as 67 ATMs ready to provide banking services for people with disabilities. 
 
   Defense and internal security:
 
   Jan 1: Kuwait's Ministry of Interior announced that 1.2 million Captagon pills, 250 kgs of hashish and 104 kgs of shabu were seized.
   Jan 11: Interior Ministry detained a person running a local alcohol factory in Al-Wafra area.
   Jan 16: Ministry of Interior seized an alcohol factory.
   Jan 19: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah approved the highest number of promotions in the history of the ministry, including 3,193 officers.
   Jan 24: First Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Acting Defense Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah ordered appending some 759 interior ministry retirees and those with prior military service to re-admittance course.
   Jan 30: The National Guard conducted Asad Al-Jazeerah V drills in Sheikh Salem Al-Ali camp.
   Feb 1: Kuwaiti Interior Ministry conducted the largest-ever seizure of illegally-obtained Lyrica (pregabalin) pills, some 15 million, and half a ton of the drug in raw powder form.
   Feb 4: British forces arrived to Kuwait to take part in Desert Warrior VII drills alongside Kuwaiti forces from the 5th to the 23rd of this month.
   Feb 5: "Taawun I drills" kickstarted under sponsorship and attendance of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and attendance of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.
   Feb 14: The Interior Ministry launched a project linking traffic fines in the State of Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
   Feb 23: A joint drill between Kuwait's forces, "American Spartans" and the "British Dragons" squads concluded.
   Feb 24: Ministry of Interior announced sabotaging a large smuggling operation consisting of about a quarter ton of hashish and other narcotics by five suspects.
   Feb 25: Kuwait Air Force jets and Saudi "suqoor team" present an air show on occasion of the country's national holidays.
   Feb 26: The Ministry of Interior partially closed the Arabian Gulf Road for the fireworks show on occasion of the national holidays.
   March 5: Activities of the 36th Gulf traffic week commenced and set to last until the 9th.
   March 5: Kuwaiti general staff leadership begins a second coordination meeting with the participation of the Gulf Cooperation Council and its general secretariate.
   March 8: Fire broke out and was contained at a powerhouse in Salmiya.
   March 11: First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Acting Defense Minister oversaw the seizure and capture of 120 kgs of Hashish, 36,000 Captagon pills and more narcotics, all in the possession of six siblings who manufacture and distribute the substances.
   March 16: Kuwait's Naval Force concluded "Danah 23" drills.
   March 17: Interior Ministry arrests a runaway suspected of smuggling 18 kgs of hashish into the country.
   April 14: The Interior Mministry launched a wide-scale campaign to search for a missing citizen, Mubarak Al-Rashidi, in Kabd Area.
   May 13: First Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Acting Defense Minister supervised seizure of over 152 kilograms of drugs.
   May 21: The Ministry of Interior seized around 120 kgs of hashish and opium smuggled through sea.
   May 29: The Interior Ministry found body of Mubarak Al-Rashidi in Salmi Area.
   May 27: The Interior Ministry arrested 10 people charged with bribing voters to vote for certain candidates in Kuwait's parliamentary elections..
   June 1: Three Asian nationals died in a fire in a house in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh.
   June 3: The Interior Ministry arrested two persons who worked for three parliamentary candidates accused of buying votes.
   June 9: The Interior Ministry announced arrest of seven persons who possessed some five kgs of illegal pills.
   June 11: Kuwaiti and Pakistani armed forces signed a cooperation agreement.
   June 13: Kuwait and Qatar launched an electronic system that allows collection of traffic fines.
   June 13: Ministry of Defense said it agreed with Turkiye to purchase drones with a value of USD 367 million.
   July 6: Fire erupted in Amghara contained by four firefighting force teams.
   July 6: Interior Ministry announced that expatriates who break traffic laws will not be allowed to travel if they do not pay fines for the traffic department.
   July 7: Interior Ministry detained 33 people who had been fabricating official documents and submitting them to concerned bodies in the country.
   July 9: A firefighting station in Saad Al-Abdullah area had been inaugurated.
   July 13: Kuwaiti officers Khaled Al-Najjar and Tareq Al-Saddani were honored by Colombia's Ministry of Interior in the capital, Bogota.
   July 15: The special military squad, "Maghawir 25 force," headed to Jordan to participate in joint drills.
   July 17: Interior Ministry apprehended 22 persons for various offenses including possession of narcotics and varying sums of money.
   August 7: Defense Ministry inked a deal with KISR on innovations and facilitating work procedures.
   Aug 11: The anti-drug division sabotaged a smuggling attempt of captagon pills into the country.
   Aug 15: Interior Ministry nabbed 21 persons in possession of narcotics, alcohol, bullets and sums of money.
   Aug 16: Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior detained two women who attempted to smuggle three packages carrying 15 kgs of marijuana.
   Aug 18: Fifteen people with narcotics, alcohol, fire arms, sums of money and forged money had been nabbed by the Interior Ministry.
   Aug 19: Seven people have been implicated in two separate cables theft cases.
   Aug 22: A smuggling attempt of two kgs of heroin had been sabotaged by the anti-drugs division.
   Aug 23: A fire erupted in a cement factory with no human losses.
   Aug 27: The Ministry of Interior launched an app for police officers to issue traffic fines.
   Aug 29: Interior Ministry in cooperation with Foreign Ministry launched a service for emergeny travel permit on Sahel smart phone application.
   Aug 31: The Ministry of Interior announced new service for nationals wishing to renew passports and with a travel ticket in less than 24 hours.
   Sept 2: Eight people who tried to smuggle 140 kgs of marijuana and 50,000 captagon pills were detained by the interior ministry.
   Sept 6: A funeral with military ceremonies had been held for the martyr Hamdan Al-Mutairi after his body had been returned to the country.
   Sept 10: An attempt at smuggling narcotics had been foiled by the interior ministry.
   Sept 13: Interior Ministry announced seizing largest alcoholic beverages factory in the country run by six people.
   Sept 15: sixteen people indicted with 13 cases were detained by the interior ministry.
   Sept 17: The interior ministry obtained 300 motor cycles to improve traffic services.
   Sept 21: Ministry of Interior seized 21 people on accounts of drug possession.
   Oct 15: The coast guard executed maneuvers in four sites.
   Oct 20: Interior Ministry detained 24 people for narcotics possession, alcoholic beverages, unlicensed weapons and sums of money.
   Oct 25: Kuwait Air Force received the fifth batch of Eurofighter typhoon jets.
   Nov 1: Kuwait Army along with the elite squad, the "Maghawir 25," carry out a drill in the desert.
   Nov 18: Around 800 kgs of cannabis have been seized by Interior Ministry personnel.
   Nov 20: Interior Ministry thwarted a smuggling attempt of 500 kgs of cannabis.
   Nov 24: Troops of the special force, "Maghawir 25," left for Pakistan to take part in drills.
   Nov 25: An Emirati frigate arrived in the country as part of expertise exchange program.
   Dec 4: Interior Ministry detained individuals implicated in burning vehicle of Justice Sultan Buresli with large amounts of drugs, fire arms and monetary sums in their possession.
   Dec 6: Coast guard seized eight people trying to smuggle in around 100 kgs of meth of an estimated market value of KD two million (approx. USD 6.5 million). 
 
  Social affairs, transport and public facilities:
 
   Jan 9: Kuwait Ports Authority announced that the cruise ship ARTANIA MS, carrying around 1,000  tourists from across Europe, docked in Kuwait as part of a tour of the wider Arab region.
   Jan 15: The Fatwa and Legislation Department declared that a verdict in favor of Kuwait had been issued regarding the international arbitration presented by a consortium of Italian and Spanish companies.
   Jan 17: Kuwait Airways announced the operation of scheduled commercial flights to Greek cities of Athens and Mykonos starting June 14.
   Jan 22: Kuwaiti Abdulrahman Al-Asfour was chosen as Secretary General of the Arab Towns Organization (ATO) during an urgent meeting for the organization, Kuwait Municipality announced.
   Jan 25: Minister of Social Affairs and Societal Development and State Minister for Women and Childhood Affairs, Mai Al-Baghli, headed Kuwait's delegation to the 42nd round of Arab ministerial meeting in Qatari capital, Doha.
   Jan 26: Kuwait Airways declared a 10 percent increase in revenues accompanied by a significant improvement in profit margin of 40 percent as well as a decrease in losses by 48 percent in 2022, compared against 2019.
   Jan 30: Kuwait Airways announced 20 summer and winter destinations for the year 2023.
   Jan 31: Minister of Public Works and Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Dr. Amani Bugammaz engaged in separate discussions with Qatari Municipality Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Subaei and Minister of Transport Jassem Al-Sulaitee on bilateral ties and specialized issues in capital, Doha.
   Feb 8: Ministry of Social Affairs and Societal Development held flag hoisting ceremony kickstarting the national holiday celebrations.
   Feb 9: Minister of Social Affairs and Societal Development and State Minister for Women and Childhood Affairs, Mai Al-Baghli, inaugurated farmers' market "Nuwair Market."
   Feb 22: Minister of State for Municipality Affairs Abdulaziz Al-Mojel inaugurated the general secretariat's new building.
   Feb 23: Minister of Public Works and Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Dr. Amani Bugammaz headed Kuwait's delegation to the fourth meeting of commission concerned with high-speed railway link between Kuwait city and Riyadh.
   March 7: The Central Statistics directorate announced that Kuwait's population reached 4,385,717 in 2021 with Kuwaitis representing 34 percent of total population with 1,488,726 people.
   March 9: The Middle East Psychological Association (MEPA) commenced its sixth annual conference in Kuwait.
   March 13: Ministry of Social Affairs and Societal Development announced a total of approximately KD four million of donations to the quake-stricken areas in Turkiye and Syria.
   March 16: Kuwait Airways hosted celebrations on occasion of resumption of flights between Kuwait and Kuala Lumpur after a seven-year hiatus.
   March 20: The Municipal council approved during session initiatives submitted by local commercial banks to rebuild affected areas in Mubarakiya market fire as well as project of Shuwaikh beach development.
   March 20: Kuwait Airways and Malaysian Airlines inked partnership agreement.
   March 31: Kuwait Port Authority commenced project of redeveloping and reforming Shuwaikh port docks.
   April 17: A container ship of Abu Dhabi Ports arrived at Shuwaikh Port, launching a direct cargo route from Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi.
   April 17: The Municipal Council approved a request by Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) to establish oil waste recycling projects.
   April 20: Minister of Social Affairs Mai Al-Baghli said a campaign to help insolvent people collected KD 11.441 million (USD 37.3 million).
   May 8: Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched a strategy to provide parking lots for people with disabilities.
   May 14: Kuwait and Saudi Airways signed a code-sharing agreement.
   May 18: Kuwait Airways received its eighth Airbus neo-320, naming it Al Manageesh.
   May 30: The Public Authority of Manpower said it was start receiving Filipino domestic workers after closure of an illegal shelter affiliated with the Embassy of the Philippines.
   June 11: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) agreed with Italian Leonardo company to install two KD 6.68 million (USD 21.4 million) radars at Kuwait International Airport.
   June 20: Kuwait Airways won the world's most advanced airlines award from Skytrax company.
   June 22: Kuwait Airways signed an agreement with Rolls Royce ot provide Total Care maintenance service fir Airbus 330-neo planes.
   June 28: DGCA and South Korean civil aviation signed agreement to regulate operations.
   July 31: Kuwait Airways achieved 30 percent growth in first half of 2023 compared to same period of last year.
   Aug 10: Ministry of social affairs announced readiness of 12 ceremony halls ready to receive online bookings through designated app.
   Aug 15: Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) issued decision on amending Internet speed and fees for home subscriptions.
   Aug 20: Kuwait Airways diminishes losses from KD 107 million (approx. USD 347.1 million) to KD 55 million (approx. USD 178.4 million) in 2022 approximately a 50 percent decrease.
   Aug 28: Public authority for civil information announced adding new service to Kuwait Finder to find diwaniyas.
   Aug 31: Ministry of Commerce and industry inaugurated a specialized center with state-of-the-art technology to provide services to people with disabilities and get their paperwork done as efficiently as possible.
   Sept 5: Kuwait Airways hosted meeting of Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) on digitalization and Artificial Intelligence.
   Sept 9: Minister of Social Affairs, and Childhood and Family Affairs Sheikh Firas Al-Sabah directed all charitable societies to launch campaign providing relief to those affected by earthquake in Morocco.
   Sept 12: State Minister for Municipal Affairs and State Minister for Communications Affairs Fahad Al-Shulah announced approving gulf building code and launching the electronic version.
   Sept 17: State Minister for Municipal Affairs and State Minister for Communications Affairs Fahad Al-Shulah announced accomplishing 21 million services through Sahel app since its launch.
   Sept 18: Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) announced the cut of international cable connecting Kuwait to international networks. The cable was promptly fixed and internet restored to normal pace.
   Sept 27: State Minister for Municipal Affairs and State Minister for Communications Affairs Fahad Al-Shulah announced launching navigational line between Kuwait and UAE.
   Oct 8: Social Affairs Ministry launched relief campaign for Palestinian people.
   Oct 9: DGCA inked agreement, MoU with Bhutan.
   Oct 14: Elderly Diwaniya in west Abdullah Al-Mubarak was opened.
   Oct 16: Ministry of Endowment and Islamic Affairs approved 18 centers for Islamic Studies and Quran affairs.
   Oct 25: Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Dr. Jassim Al-Ostad inaugurated training center for national cadres.
   Nov 9: Public Institute for Social Security inaugurated new center at the Avenues Mall.
   Nov 9: New online service, Sanad, was put out for foster families.
   Nov 15: DGCA inked agreement with Portuguese counterpart.
   Nov 19: Social Affairs Ministry and Interior Ministry cooperated to facilitate cooperative society elections.
   Dec 13: DGCA inked KD 6.2 million deal with French company (STERELA) to implement the automatic weather monitoring system at Kuwait International Airport.
   Dec 14: DGCA signed a KD 6.7 million (USD 21.7 million) deal with Finland's Vaisala company, to execute a project on surface observation and airport meteorological system in Kuwait International Airport.
   Dec 24: Kuwait Airways has purchased and received the plane "Burgan," an Airbus A320neo aircraft, the ninth one of this type that would be put into commercial service.
 
   Environment:
 
   Jan 21: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) organized, in cooperation with Kuwait Diving Team, a beach cleaning activity.
   Jan 25: Gulf conference and exhibition for green cities and buildings launched under the slogan, an opportunity for green economy.
   Jan 30: Environment Public Authority commenced media campaign in cooperation with the UN office aiming to curb use of one-use plastic products.
   March 6: Environment week activities began under the slogan, "your home is your responsibility."
   March 9: Regional Organization for the Protection of Marine Environment signed a Memorandum of Understanding with British Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS).
   March 10: Kuwait's Municipality launched in coordination with Kuwait Trade Union Federation the largest voluntary beach-cleaning campaign.
   May 24: Environment Public Authority launched three projects in collaboration with the UN environment office as part of Kuwait's compliance with UN climate change framework agreement.
   June 26: Kuwait joined the UAE's climate initiative, launched at the COP conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in 2022.
   July 16: Environment Public Authority was awarded ESRI excellence award.
   Nov 20: Public Authority for Environment launched Kuwait low-carbon 2050 strategy.
 
   Health services:
 
   Jan 11: Kuwait's Ministry of Health announced that genetic tests have detected the XBB.1.5 variant, which belongs to a subset of the Omicron of the Coronavirus.
   Jan 12: The second scientific forum organized by the scientific research and development committee at Al-Adan hospital launched with the participation of more than 300 doctors and technicians.
   Jan 15: The national campaign for cancer awareness launched sub-campaign aimed at youth.
   Jan 18: Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi inaugurated 11th Kuwait Medica conference and exhibition.
   Jan 21: For the first time in the Middle East, three plastic surgeries are held in one due to modern technological advancements, announced Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital.
   Jan 21: The 18th surgeons conference and seventh surgery association forum was inaugurated.
   Jan 22: Health Minister, Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi, issued decision decreasing profit margin by five percent for pharmaceuticals at private pharmacies.
   Jan 24: Kuwait, since establishing children stem cells transplant program in 2020, came in second Arabian Gulf wide, announced Health Ministry official.
   Jan 26: The very first orthopedic surgery conference was inaugurated by Health Minister Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi.
   Jan 31: Health Ministry commenced month-long awareness campaign for cervical cancer for the second year in a row.
   Jan 31: Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital announced the success of the first surgery of its kind, hip and knee replacement for an 82-year old patient at the same time.
   Feb 1: Health Ministry began bivalent covid-19 vaccine campaign for 18-year olds and older.
   Feb 2: Kuwait first in Arab region, second in Mideast for organ donors per capita announced health official.
   Feb 5: The Ministry of Health inaugurated third operational stage of the new Farwaniya hospital.
   Feb 15: Dhaman Health Assurance Hospitals Company announced facilities completion and readiness of Al-Jahraa and Ahmadi hospitals as well as five healthcare centers.
   Feb 19: Jaber Al-Ahmad hospital inaugurated a research and innovation center the first of its kind locally and on a wider gulf level.
   Feb 20: The 20th of February declared Kuwait's first aid day.
   March 19: Health Ministry and Environment Public Authority inked cooperation and strategic partnership agreement.
   March 19: Maternity Hospitals began providing services for prematurely born infants to allow for the performance of daily activities and skills.
   March 21: Health Ministry opened tuberculosis-fighting unit at Mnahi Al-Osaimi center.
   March 22: Jaber Al-Ahmad hospital conducts first surgery of its kind in Kuwait for nerves in the back of a child to alleviate muscle cramp symptoms and aid movement.
   May 13: Ministry of health launched an electronic platform for appointments for 48 mental health clinics nationwide.
   April 18: Ministry of health launched online service for treatment abroad.
   April 29: The MoH said 33 practitioners violated the law and that it temporarily closed 33 plastic surgery clinics.
   May 6: Kuwait opened a ward for Kuwaiti patients in Montefiore Hospital in New York.
   May 10: Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi opened a center to monitor poisonous cases and provide advice and treatment plans.
   May 18: Jaber Center for treatment of diabetes of the foot and treatment by using compressed oxygen.
   June 21: The MoH announced success of the first operation to implant a pump of an artificial heart for a citizen in his 60s.
   June 21: Minister Al-Awadhi closed Kuwait Health Office in Amman, Jordan.
   July 12: Qortuba joined World Health Organization's regional healthy city network.
   Aug 7: The cardiac hospital in Kuwait successfully completed two aortic valve replacement surgeries using state of the art tech used for the first time in the middle east.
   Aug 15: Health Ministry announced finding coronavirus variant EG.5
   Aug 23: Al-Shaab joined World Health Organization's regional healthy city network.
   Aug 24: Jaber Al-Ahmad hospital used free tissue grafts in a new mechanism for the first time in Kuwait.
   Sept 16: Kuwait Cancer Control Center hosted a regional training course on treating prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors via radioactive materials in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
   Sept 17: Kuwait ranked first in treating prostate and neuroendocrine tumors via isotopes, announced cancer control center.
   Sept 27: Jaber Al-Ahmad hospital announced successful highly complex Cardiac catheterization operation for a 65-year-old patient.
   Oct 7: Ministry of Health announced option of acquiring sick leave online through Sahel app.
   Oct 8: Kuwaiti Medical Association announced presiding over World Medical Association for the 74th session.
   Oct 10: Three doctors extended awards for the State of Kuwait for combating cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes in the Middle East.
   Oct 11: Health Ministry established a communication center to connect the ministry to beneficiaries.
   Oct 12: Health Ministry launched online booking service for mammogram tests.
   Oct 16: Mubarak Al-Kabeer hospital opened seven new dermatology clinics.
   Oct 19: Health sector stood in solidarity with Palestinian people following Israeli occupation tragic bombing of Al-Ahli hospital.
   Oct 21: New surgical robot was used in prostate removal operation.
   Oct 30: Farwaniya hospital opened emergency department with a capacity of 1,800 patients.
   Nov 6: Kuwait came first on Arab level in combating AIDS indices.
   Nov 7: Al-Jahraa hospital began use of modern x-ray machines for tumors and infections.
   Dec 11: Health Ministry declared success of program harvesting organs and tissues from the bodies of brain-dead people saving 1,338 patients.
 
  Eeducation, higher education and scientific research:
 
   Jan 9: Kuwait University inaugurated 43rd design exhibition with 78 innovative projects.
   Jan 18: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research logged six new inventions in the American Patent and Trademark Office.
   Jan 19: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research inked deal with United Nations human settlements project to finance project treating dust issue affecting Kuwait and other gulf countries.
   Jan 25: Acting Kuwait University President Suad Al-Fadhli headed to Dammam, Saudi Arabia, to represent Kuwait in 25th meeting of gulf university heads.
   Feb 2: Kuwait's cabinet issued decision 145 for the year 2023 granting the national bureau for academic accreditation and education the ability to set academic accreditation requirements for private universities.
   Feb 6: Kuwait National Seismic Network recorded 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkiye.
   Feb 6: Kuwait University published new issue documenting its scientific innovations and research outputs.
   Feb 9: Minister of Education Hamad Al-Adwani announced that Abdullah Al-Salam University will be receiving first batch of students in the fall semester of 2023-24.
   Feb 9: Kuwait University won four medals, two gold and two bronze, in the Qatar-hosted sports tournament for universities.
   Feb 12: The 13th international inventions conference in the Middle East, organized by Kuwait Science Club, was launched with the participation of 235 inventors.
   Feb 17: Kuwait University was awarded two medals in the 13th international inventions conference in the Middle East.
   Feb 25: The Arab Union of Pioneer Scouts and Guides presented Kuwaitis Ibrahim Al-Baghli and Abdullah Al-Turaiji appreciation awards.
   Feb 26: American Baccalaureate School in Kuwait was awarded first place in the high school category and presented with two other awards in competition held in the United Arab Emirates.
   Feb 27: Kuwait Science Club won the first place in Egypt's international contest and exhibition of science and technology.
   March 4: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) announced successfully cultivating and harvesting "Sheem" fish in pools for the first time.
   March 7: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) launched 26th specialized libraries conference and exhibition.
   March 8:  KISR's petroleum research center attained a patent from the American Patent and Trademark Office for a new device used to determine metals' likeliness to crack or collapse due to stress.
   March 13: The educational technology conference kicked off, under sponsorship of Minister of Education, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Hamad Al-Adwani.
   March 21: KISR attained a patent from the American Patent and Trademark Office in field on Nano technology.
   April 7: The national team of Kuwait Satellite (Kuwait Sat I) said the satellite took the first picture of the State of Kuwait and put in a mosaic framework of the eastern side of the Gulf nation.
   April 9: Kuwait Culture Office in Bahrain signed an MoU with the Irish royal college of surgeons regarding enrollment of Kuwaiti students in medical school.
   May 2: chairperson of the constituent board of Abdullah Al-Salem Uniersity. Dr. Moudhi Al-Humoud said the university was ready to receive the first group of students beginning of academic year 2023-24.
   May 3: Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Informatics Award extended its honorary award to Vice President of Google Cloud Company Vinton Cerf.
   May 8: Kuwaiti students won first positions at the Arab robots' competitions, held in Qatar.
   May 17: The Council of government universities approved establishment of three faculties at Abdullah Al-Salem University: Engineering and Energy, Computers and systems, and business management.
   May 22: Kuwait University registered a patent at the US patent office about an innovative method to minimize distribution of polluted water.
   May 25: students at Kuwait University's faculty of engineering and petroleum set up UNExpire project to address food waste and improve food consumption behavior.
   June 1: Kuwait University improved at the Times Higher Education's index for 2023.
   June 7: Minister of Education and Minister of higher Education Dr. Hamad Al-Adwani opened Basic Education College girls building in Fahaheel, which has a capacity of around 5,000 students.
   June 24: Kuwait University announced registration of high school students wishing to study medicine in Koc university in Turkey.
   June 29: Kuwait University announced it had made advances on six indicators of the QS World University Rankings of 2023.
   July 2: Ministry of Education launched first stage of central acceptance portal part of developing infrastructure and bettering electronic services.
   July 4: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research collaborated with a factory to switch up plastic bags in favor of biodegradable bags.
   July 5: PAAET announced five new scientific majors for the year 2023-24.
   July 25: KISR announced attaining patent for desalination technology.
   July 27: Kuwait University announced equating ielts results with English placement test results for applicants.
   Aug 17: Education Ministry announced 18 new schools in Farwaniya and Ahmadi educational areas for the year 2023-24.
   Aug 31: Kuwait University announced that the medical humanitarian campaign organized by the Student Association at the College of Dentistry in Nepal contributed to providing medical services and assistance to more than 900 cases.
   Aug 31: Kuwaiti Ministry of Education announced its contract with 531 male and female teachers from the West Bank and Gaza Strip in Palestine.
   Sept 4: The Kuwaiti school debate team won first place in the sixth international school debate championship in Qatari capital of Doha in the Arabic language for the first time.
   Sept 10: Kuwait University announced the opening of Sabah Al-Salem University City Ambulance Center to provide the necessary medical services to its students and members.
   Sept 10: The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training signed an academic, training and scientific cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Interior.
   Sept 11: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) announced the Institute's achievements during (2022-23), as it registered four new patents and 237 research projects.
   Sept 11: Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences announced winners of the Jaber Al-Ahmad Award for young researchers in its 33rd session, Dr. Mohammad Jamal, Dr. Dhari Al-Huwail, Dr. Yousef Al-Asiri, and Dr. Abdullah Al-Shibli.
   Sept 12: Ministry of Education issued a decision changing the official working hours for all schools.
   Sept 25: Abdullah Al-Salem University received its first batch of its new students in various academic programs.
   Oct 2: Kuwait University Medical school attained academic accreditation from TEPDAD, an international association for evaluation and accreditation of medical education programs.
   Oct 2: Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity honored 11 Kuwaiti innovators who attained international patents.
   Oct 12: KISR accomplished first phase of maritime reserve.
   Oct 17: Kuwaiti Khaled Al-Rashed launched the first legal platform powered by AI technology.
   Oct 18: Ministry of Higher Education signed with Kuwait Airways to send out scholarships for commercial flights licenses.
   Oct 19: Minister of education Dr. Adel Al-Mane condoled with Palestinian teacher Majdouline Abu Ouda on martyrdom of her family during Israeli occupation aggression on Gaza.
   Oct 23: Kuwait Unievrity in cooperation with Bait Al-Sadu organize activities in solidarity with Palestinian people.
   Nov 9: KNPC, Abdullah Al-Salem university inked MoU to bolster cooperation and exchange of expertise.
   Nov 13: Education Minister halted scholarships for medical specialties temporarily to both Egypt and Jordan.
   Nov 25: Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Sciences launched first Arabic version of the British encyclopedia for children.
   Nov 27: Ministry of education opened first night school for intermediate and secondary schools for reformation center residents.
   Nov 28: Students Sarah Hassan and Yousef Kankouni were awarded the gold and silver medals respectively for their participation at the mathematics and logic competitions at the Alesco headquarters in Tunis.
   Dec 6: Kuwait university announced attaining patent for nano liquids innovation in cooperation with KISR. 
 
  Media and Culture:
 
   Jan 17: Ministry of Information organized a workshop on strategic communications combating extremism and terrorism with the participation of experts from Kuwait and the European Union.
   Jan 24: The National Council for Culture, Art and Literature participated in the 54th international book fair in Cairo.
   Jan 24: The permanent committee for official and national holidays approved the visual identity for the '23 national holidays, as well as approved a webpage with a comprehensive guide for the festivities.
   Feb 1: Kuwait's six governorates held flag hoisting ceremonies, announcing the start of the national celebrations.
   March 6: The National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature inaugurated Ishbiliyah's public library, which includes more than 15,000 versatile books.
   March 13: Permanent committee for Arab Media began activities of 98 regular session as part of 16th regular Arab information ministers' executive office meetings.
   March 15: His Highness the Prime Minister Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah sponsored and attended the 28th Qurain cultural festival concluding ceremony at Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center.
   March 19: Abdulaziz Al-Babtain cultural foundation launched its 18th session, sponsored by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
   April 30: Islamic book fair, organized by Social Reforms Society, opened, featuring 12 participation of government departments and 49 publishing companies.
   May 2: The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters said Kuwait was lifted from the list of the US intellectual property list.
   May 4: Kuwait News Agency's (KUNA) Director General Dr. Fatma Al-Salem announced launch of a metaverse platform, the first in the region, to allow visitors visit the agency's headquarters and was part of KUNA's digital transformation.
   May 9: Ministry of Information released Kuwait Al-Yawm (official gazette) smart phone application.
   May 28: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) launched its first artificial intelligence Avatar presenter.
   June 17: Information Ministry said the government press registered KD 140,000 in revenues since 1975.
   June 19: Arab standing media committee approved to name Kuwait as the Arab Media Capital for 2025.
   June 20: Kuwait TV's Al-Jahra Reserve won the Arab Environment Media excellence award.
   July 11: The Kuwaiti Sadu Society launched a specialized platform in cooperation with the International Council of Museums (ICOM) for museum curators.
   July 24: Ministry of Information began operating new radio news studio with advanced technologies and devices.
   July 29: Oxford University chose a verse from one of the poet Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain's poems to be engraved on its walls in appreciation of the poet's pioneering projects in poetry and literature.
   Aug 1: Al-Salam Palace Museum presented a production dubbed "Liberation" on occasion of the 33rd memory of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
   Aug 30: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) inaugurated "KUNA Oasis" specializing in artificial intelligence techniques.
   Sept 4: Activities of summer cultural festival, in its 15th edition, launched on Sheikh Jaber Cultural Center Theater.
   Sept 18: The 23rd edition of the Music Festival, organized by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature, launched under the patronage of the Minister of Information, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi.
   Sept 19: Kuwait signed with Swiss company Nussli for the design of its pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.
   Sept 22: Kuwait was elected as a member of the Conference on Archeology and Cultural Heritage in the Arab World, which concluded its 26th session in Fez, Morocco.
   Oct 1: Information Ministry signed five-year contract valued at KD 5.050 million (approx. USD 15.4 million) for the establishment of an integrated digital platform.
   Oct 14: Suad Al-Sabah publishing house announced withdrawal from the 75th International Frankfurt Book Fair in protest of fair organizer remarks in support of Israeli occupation aggression against Gaza.
   Oct 18: Nationals and residents amass at Al-Erada square in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
   Nov 3: Information Ministry launched new online services for tourism sector permits.
   Nov 15: KUNA chief elected deputy head of Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA). 
 
   Tourism"
 
   Jan 1: Yom Al-Bahar cultural village began receiving visitors after a period of closure due to maintenance and development works.
   Feb 20: Minister of Social Affairs and Societal Development and State Minister for Women and Childhood Affairs, Mai Al-Baghli, inaugurated "Mekshat" project, the first of its kind entertainment project on the shores of Sulaibekhat.
   Feb 20: An airshow of about 2,000 drones took place in Kuwait, celebrating the national holidays.
   Feb 24: Kuwait kites' team opened the first gulf festival with 60 large kites in Sabbiya area.
   Feb 28: Fireworks show lit up the sky on occasion of the national holidays, next to Kuwait towers.
   April 19: The Tourism Enterprises Company (TEC) signed a contract with Edward Miller's Entertainment to operate Winterland 2023 and Sabahiya 2023 entertainment projects.
   May 4: TEC signed contracts to develop the sea fronts.
   June 7: The world tourism organization's Middle East committee elected State of Kuwait as vice-chairman.
   Sept 14: The Touristic Enterprise Company (TEC) held an event in the Avenues for three upcoming projects Al-Blajat Beach, Winter Wonderland and South Subahiya park.
   Sept 26: TEC opened Al-Blajat Beach project as part of the waterfront development project.
   Oct 10: Al-Sadu Street, new project reflecting Kuwait's heritage and identity was opened.
   Oct 15: Winter Wonderland amusement park was opened with a capacity of 15,000 visitors daily.
   Dec 12: The South Subahiya amusement park was opened with a capacity of 10,000 visitors on daily basis.
 
   Sports:
 
   Jan 3: Kuwaiti powerlifters bagged some 29 medals, including a gold, at the concurrent Qatar-hosted West Asia and Qatar Cup International contests.
   Jan 4: The Kuwaiti soccer team arrived in Basra for partaking in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup tournament.
   Jan 5: Kuwait Special Olympics, the first local championship for athletes with metal disabilities, concluded with the participation of 14 bodies from schools, clubs and institutions concerned.
   Jan 10: Kuwaiti soccer team won against Emirati counterpart one goal to nothing as part of 25th gulf cup tournament.
   Jan 13: The third round of Kuwait speedboat championship for 2022-23 season concluded.
   Jan 13: Kuwait national soccer team left the Basra-hosted gulf cup tournament after tying with Bahrain 1-1.
   Jan 14: Kuwait modern pentathlon club hosted local laser run championship for men, women and youth.
   Jan 15: The state of Kuwait is to host upcoming gulf cup tournament, announced the championship's federation chief, Hamad Al-Khalifah.
   Jan 17: Kuwaitis Abdulaziz Al-Saad, Mansour Al-Rashidi and Mohammad Al-Daihani won silver in the men's skeet team event at the 2023 ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Rabat.
   Jan 19: Kuwaiti fencers took home a silver and five bronze medals across individual and team men's and women's events at the closing day of the Arab Championship in Bahrain.
   Jan 21: Mohammad Burubaye and Mohammad Al-Baz, of Kuwait, ranked first and second, respectively in the Jet Ski race (GP1) of UAE International Aquabike Championship.
   Jan 22: Kuwait came fourth in the trap mixed team event of the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Rabat.
   Jan 23: Kuwaitis Shahad and Sara Al-Hawal alongside Hajer Abdulmalek won a bronze medal in the women's trap team event as the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Rabat.
   Jan 25: Sports public authority launched first awareness program aiming to promote health and sports activity for Kuwaiti women.
   Jan 27: For the first time, Kuwait hosted the second and third rounds of the regional Middle East Formula championship (FR) and the Emirati Formula (F4) championship.
   Feb 1: Kuwait Football Association chief, Abdullah Al-Shaheen, won membership of Asian federation executive office for the term (2023-27).
   Feb 2: The fifth Arab clubs karate championship kicked off for men and women with around 150 players from 17 clubs representing eight Arab countries.
   Feb 4: Kuwaiti Al-Fatat club was crowned champion of the URC futsal championship.
   Feb 4: The annual Kuwait International Camel Racing Championship kicked off with a large participation of camel owners in Kuwait and a number of Gulf and Arab countries.
   Feb 6: Al-Arabi SC crowned champion of His Highness the Crown Prince Football cup for the ninth time in its history.
   Feb 7: The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) team won a silver in bronze medal in the athletics competitions of the Qatar-hosted GCC Universities tournament.
   Feb 8: The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) team won five medals - two silver and three bronze, in the swimming competitions of the Ninth Sports Tournament for GCC Universities and Higher Educational Institutes, held in Qatar.
   Feb 9: Kuwait International Camel Racing Championship culminated with Qatari camel crowned with golden sword.
   Feb 9: The Arab Federation of Sports Pioneers' Executive Committee approved Kuwait's membership in the federation, represented by the President of the Kuwaiti Athletes Association, Nawaf Al-Bughaili.
   Feb 12: The second sport games tournament for higher education launched.
   Feb 13: Kuwait's national team crowned champion of Arab police practical shooting championship.
   Feb 14: Kuwait women's basketball team won the second place in Doha-hosted Arab championship.
   Feb 16: The international championship for Arab Egyptian horses was launched as part of Kuwaiti horses' festival with the participation of 211 horses.
   Feb 16: The 13th Kuwait international sailing championship, organized by Kuwait Sea Sport Club (KSSC), kicked off with the participation of 11 teams.
   Feb 19: Meshari Al-Dhefiri, of Kuwait, led the second round of the 2023 Qatar International Rally, FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC 2).
   Feb 21: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah annual international shooting championship launched with the participation of 400 shooters.
   Feb 24: Kuwait's national equestrian team made its first appearance at the FEI Endurance World Championships (EWC) held in Abu Dhabi.
   Feb 25: Kuwaiti Mohammad Burebaye won first place in the Pro competitions of the Qatar international aquabike championship.
   Feb 25: Rashed Al-Dawas of Kuwait won first place in the GB2 competitions of the Qatar international aquabike championship.
   Feb 27: The National day modern pentathlon championship launched for women and men with the participation of more than 120 players.
   March 1: The steed, Adham, was crowned champion of His Highness the Crown Prince equestrian race championship.
   March 11: Sports for all conference, organized by the sports public authority, kicked off under the sponsorship of information minister and state minister for youth affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi.
   March 12: Activities of Kuwait-hosted Sports for All festival launched with the participation of 15 state delegations.
   March 14: The Executive office of Arab Sports for All Federation recommended Kuwaiti Hamed Al-Hazeem to be federation's first vice-president.
   March 15: The State of Kuwait candidate, former chairperson of the local Athletics Federation, Sayyar Al-Enezi, has been elected without contestation as chairperson of the West Asian Athletics Association for the term (2023-27).
   March 17: Kuwait Club has been crowned champion of the 39th edition of the Gulf Clubs Men's Handball Championship.
   March 19: Kuwaiti rally champion Meshari Al-Dhafeeri won first place in the light vehicle category of Qatar's international baja rally.
   March 26: Kuwait won the 2023 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship Division IV's bronze, held in Mongolia.
   March 27: Al-Qadsiya sporting club crowned champion of Zain's football club.
   April 3: Kuwait SC won Kuwait Handball Association's (KHA) premier league for the 11th time in a row and 13th in the club's history, beating Burgran SC 41-31.
   April 4: Kuwait hosted the first Arab ice hockey championship.
   April 8: Kuwait SC won Kuwait Volleyball Association's (KVA) premier league after beating Qadsia SC 3-2.
   April 9: Kuwait SC won the futsal won the local Cup for the third time in its history after beating Kazma SC 2-1.
   April 15: Al-Fatat girls SC won the national basketball league for third consecutive time after beating Salwa Al-Sabah SC 76-52.
   April 17: Kuwait SC won KVA Cup after beating Qadsia SC with three clean sets.
   April 17: Kuwait national Karate team won the world league for the group Kata, in the event held in Canada.
   April 27: Fajr Mandani registered a new personal record of 40.81 meters and came fourth in the hammer throw at the West Asia Championship in Qatar.
   April 27: Obaid Al-Enezi maintained his presidency of the Asian Judo federation for a fifth term after he was nominated by the General Assembly members.
   April 29: Kuwait athletics team won 19 medals, of them three gold, in the West Asia Championship in Qatar.
   May 5: Kuwait national futsal team qualified for the World Cup after beating Kyrgyzstan 6-3.
   May 5: Kuwait hosted the first Abu Dhabi Combat Club's (ADCC) jujitsu championship, and Kuwaiti fighters won 14 gold medals.
   May 6: Abdulmohsen Al-Fozan won the international triathlon junior championship in Bahrain.
   May 7: Kuwait figure skating team won seven medals - three gold and four silver - at an international championship in the UAE.
   May 8: Kuwait SC won the KHA Cup after beating Burgan SC 31-23.
   May 9: Kuwait SC won the Amir football Cup for the 16th time in the club's history after beating Kazma SC 3-0. 
   May 9: Arab ice hockey federation nominated president of Kuwait winter games club Fuhaid Al-Ajmi as chairman for a four-year term.
   May 11: Mai Al-Bader won its first medal in the world's free diving pool championship, bagging a bronze in the static event.
   May 12: Kuwait SC won the national futsal league after beating Kazma SC 5-4.
   May 12: Kuwait national wheelchair basketball team qualified for the Asian games after beating Hong Kong 52-45.
   May 15: Kuwait SC won the West Asia Basketball Super Cup for the Gulf region after beating Manama of Bahrain 95-85.
   May 19: Kuwait SC won Zain premier football league for the 18th time in the club's history after beating Arabi SC 2-0.
   May 21: Kuwait national team won three gold medals and two silver in five categories of the world jet ski championship in Poland.
   May 22: Kuwait national triathlon team bagged nine medals: seven gold and two silver, at Sharm El-Sheikh international championship.
   May 23: Kuwait SC won Kuwait Basket Association's (KBA) Cup for the seventh time in a row and 16th in the club's history after beating rival Qadsia SC 97-77.
   May 28: Kuwait SC beat Kazma SC 8-1 to win Zain football league.
   May 31: Kuwait SC won KBA League after beating Kazma SC 104-85.
   June 3: Kuwait national table tennis team won two gold and three bronze medals in the Jordan's international championship for people with disabilities.
   June 14: Kuwait Television sport channel won right to show remaining matches of football league in Argentina in the Middle East region.
   June 21: Yaqoub Al-Yoha won the 110 meters hurdles race in the Arab athletics championship in Marrakech, Morocco.
   June 24: Essa Al-Zankawi won the discus throw event at the Arab Athletics Championship.
   June 25: Abdulaziz Al-Raish came second and won silver medal in the 100m junior swimming championship for the masters for the fins category.
   June 25: Kuwait special Olympic team won seven gold, 10 silver and four bronze medals at the summer special Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
   June 26: Mansour Al-Mansour won the 50m underwater event at the junior swimming championship for the masters.
   July 7: The Kuwaiti teams participating in the Emirates National Championship for Professional Jiu Jitsu in Abu Dhabi won nine various medals five gold, three silver and one bronze.
   July 8: Sheikh Talal Al-Fahad Al-Sabah won presidency of the Olympic Council of Asia after obtaining 24 votes compared to 20 votes for Hussein Al-Musallam.
   July 11: The Asian Athletics Association approved the recommendation of Kuwaiti Sayyar Al-Enezi for the position of deputy for the period (2023-27)
   July 12: The Kuwaiti team participating in the Arab Games held in Algeria two gold medals four silver, and five bronze.
   July 23: Kuwaiti rally racer Meshari Al-Dhafeeri won first place in the overall standings for the T3 category in the fourth round of the World Desert Rally Championship.
   July 25: Kuwaiti fencing champion Yousef Al-Shamlan defeated his Ukrainian rival in the 2023 World Fencing Championship competitions held in the Italian city of Milan, rising as the first Kuwaiti to rank 32 as one of the 32 best fencers in the world.
   July 25: Kuwaiti Hussein Al-Musallam was appointed President of the World Aquatics for the next eight years.
   July 27: Kuwait was listed in the first group in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and the 2027 Asian Cup.
   July 30: Kuwaiti champion Mohammad Borabei achieved first place in the professionals' category while his colleague Mohammad Al-Baz achieved second place in the category in the French International Championship of the game.
   Aug 3: The Kuwaiti Handball Federation signed Algerian coach Saeed Hegazy to lead the first team.
   Aug 23: Former Kuwaiti club Kazma and currently Emirati (Hatta) player Shebib Al-Khalidi won the Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Golden Cup for the best local football player in the 2022-2023 season.
   Aug 24: Kuwaiti shooter Khaled Al-Mudhaf qualified to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
   Aug 27: Kuwait Club won the Arab Club Championship for handball after beating Egypt's Zamalek (1-3).
   Aug 27: Kuwaiti rally racer Meshari Al-Dhafeeri achieved first place as part of the fifth round of the Baja Rally World Championship.
   Sept 2: Sheikh Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah was elected President of the Asian Shooting Confederation for the next four years, by acclamation.
   Sept 5: Kuwait obtained four seats at the permanent committees of the West Asian Diving Federation.
   Sept 9: Athlete Al-Zahraa Kamshad became the first Kuwaiti athlete to achieve a global position in the Women's World Weightlifting Championship.
   Sept 12: The Kuwait Olympic football team qualified for the Asian Football Cup finals after tying with its Iraqi counterpart with a score of (2-2) in the last matches of the sixth group of the qualifiers.
   Sept 13: Kuwaiti Taekwondo team concluded its participation in the fifth annual Beirut Taekwondo Championship with 10 medals, one gold, four silver, and five bronze.
   Sept 15: The Asian Football Confederation selected a team of Kuwaiti referees to officiate matches in the finals of the Asian Cup Championship in Qatar.
   Sept 17: Kuwaiti racer Rashid Al-Dawas achieved first place in an international Jet Ski Championship in Sharjah.
   Sept 20: The Warriors team was crowned champion of the first Super Cup for Men's Ice Hockey (2023-24), while the team Wildcats won the women's category title in the tournament organized by the Kuwaiti Winter Games Club.
   Sept 24: The Kuwaiti kiteboarding team won the best team award in the 14th session of the King of Lagoon championship, hosted by Egypt.
   Sept 25: Player Yousef Al-Shamlan brought Kuwait its first medal in the 19th Asian Games held in China after winning a bronze medal in the fencing competition.
   Sept 27: Kuwaiti Abdullah Al-Terqi Al-Rashidi won the first gold medal for Kuwait at the 19th Asian Games in China in the skeet shooting competition.
   Oct 2: Runner Yaqoub Al-Yoha won a gold medal for the 110 meters race in the 19th Asian games.
   Oct 5: Kuwait Handball team achieved bronze medal after triumphing over Japanese counterpart in 19th Asian games.
   Oct 7: Karate player Fahad Al-Ajmi won gold medal in 19th Asian games.
   Oct 7: Kuwaiti Rashed Al-Dawas came second in annual jet ski competition in Arizona, the United States.
   Oct 8: Kuwaiti rally racer Meshari Al-Dhafeeri became champion of Middle East Rally championship.
   Oct 8: Kuwait national Karate team was awarded the bronze medal in China-hosted 19th Asian games.
   Oct 9: Kuwait Jet Ski team won 10 medals in world championship in Arizona.
   Oct 17: The national team won a gold medal and three bronze in part of 13th Arab archery championship in Riyadh.
   Oct 23: Kuwaiti referees were chosen by the international ice hockey federation to officiate world games.
   Nov 9: Kuwait Karate team won five medals in Asian youth championship.
   Dec 1: Qadisya club player, Abdulaziz Al-Shatti, won Epee fencing competition.
   Dec 3: Kuwaiti Olympic Committee elected by acclamation new board of directors for the years (2023-27) headed by Sheikh Fahad Nasser Al-Sabah.
   Dec 15: Equestrian Ali Al-Kharafi took the gold medal in Saudi championship in Riyadh.
   Dec 15: Kuwaiti racer Fares Ramadhan from the Kuwait Water Sports Club team won first place in the novice ski stock category in the Jet Ski World Cup, Thailand. 
 
   Humanitarian aid:
 
   Jan 2: Kuwaiti Najat charitable society provides 2,666 wells for 15 country in need with a value surpassing USD five million over the past year.
   Jan 8: Najat charitable society, in 2022, built 358 mosques in various countries including Niger Chad and the Philippines.
   Jan 11: Najat charitable society announced that number of people benefiting from its projects whether inside or outside of Kuwait reached 5.5 million for the year 2022, and added that its tuition fees program has benefited more than 50,000 student in the country since 1993.
   Jan 16: Around 13,700 orphans in 16 countries have been sponsored by Najat charitable society in the year 2022.
   Jan 17: Al-Salam society for humanitarian and charitable works announced that number of relief trucks it has been sending to Syrian and Yemeni refugees reached 190 trucks.
   Jan 18: Al-Tamayuz society announced distributing winter necessities and school supplies to 18,000 people in northern Lebanon.
   Jan 19: Najat charitable society announced giving out aid to 700 families in need and 750 orphaned child in Jordanian camps.
   Jan 24: The Kuwait-based International Islamic Charity Organization inked a USD 500,000 deal with high commissioner of refugee affairs to provide protection and humanitarian aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
   Jan 26: Rahma international charitable society opened a school benefiting 500 students from displaced families in southern Yemen.
   Jan 30: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) inaugurated medical projects and orphan homes in Yemen, while Kuwaiti Zakat house supervised a medical center for mother and child care benefiting around 25,000 people.
   Jan 31: KRCS established a medical camp in in Yemen with the aim of operating 100 surgeries.
   Feb 7: KRCS sent urgent humanitarian aid on board two planes as part of Kuwait's airbridge to Turkiye following devastating quake.
   Feb 7: Kuwait's search and rescue team of the fire force, comprised of 45 officers, headed to Turkiye to contribute to search and rescue mission in quake-struck areas.
   Feb 9: KRCS sent 80 tons of relief and urgent aid to Turkiye on board military aircraft.
   Feb 10: Kuwait Red Crescent Society signed international cooperation agreements to provide USD millions worth of urgent aid to the quake-hit northern Syria.
   Feb 11: Kuwait by your side campaign, organized by the Ministry of Social Affairs, collected more than KD 20.7 million of donations to quake-hit areas in Turkiye and Syria, and the International Charity Authority announced that Kuwaiti donations to these areas surpassed USD 860,000.
   Feb 13: KRCS inked cooperation deal with International Red Cross Committee of USD one million to aid Syrians affected by the devastating earthquake.
   Feb 15: Kuwait Red Crescent Society announced giving out USD two million to support efforts providing aid to humanitarian situation in Syria.
   Feb 16: Daraj Zakat committee, supported by Kuwaiti Zakat House, announced completing tuition fee project helping 770 students in Gaza strip.
   March 2: Kuwait Relief Society inaugurated urgent water treatment project servicing more than 300,000 thousand people in Yemen.
   March 6: Kuwait Zakat house announced allocating USD two million for Kuwait's medical center for prosthetic limps in Istanbul.
   April 4: Direct Aid launched a project to help over 100 villages in 25 African countries.
   April 4: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced distribution of 2,000 food baskets for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
   May 2: KRCS announced launching donation campaign for the Sudanese people.
   May 4: Kuwait began operation of humanitarian corridor for Sudan, sending tens of tons of medical supplies and aid for the Sudanese people.
   June 15: KRCS signed an agreement with the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development to renovate and equip maternity section at the Islamic Maqased Society hospital in Beirut.
   June 19: Kuwait pledged USD six million at an international donor conference for Sudan, held in Geneva.
   July 18: the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Kuwaiti Abdullah Al-Nouri Charitable Society signed a cooperation agreement to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
   July 21: The Kuwaiti humanitarian team (Shifa) performed 14 urgent surgeries for those injured by the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria.
   Aug 29: Kuwaiti Al-Najat (Charity) Society concluded campaign providing support to about 2,160 Yemeni families.
   Sept 4: Kuwaiti Embassy in Cairo announced urgent humanitarian aid shipment estimated at approximately 190 tons of food supplies and medical supplies, directed to Sudanese people.
   Sept 6: Kuwait Red Crescent Society and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center signed a cooperation agreement to support the Sudanese people.
   Sept 8: Direct Aid Society concluded its surgical camp in Ethiopia in cooperation with the Kuwaiti Al-Amal Surgical Team, which included 8 different specialties and carried out 500 surgical operations.
   Sept 10: Kuwaiti Al-Salam Humanitarian and Charitable Society announced the allocation of KD 120,000 in cooperation with the International Islamic Charitable Organization, to provide relief to those affected by the earthquake in Morocco.
   Sept 11: The Kuwait Red Crescent Society distributed 1,000 school bags and supplies to children of families in need.
   Sept 13: The first Kuwaiti relief planeload of many as part of humanitarian air bridge took off to Libya with 40 tons of medical relief equipment, materials and rescue boats to assist those affected by the Hurricane Daniel disaster.
   Sept 13: Kuwaiti Al-Najat Charitable Society announced distribution of the first batch of urgent humanitarian aid to 1,000 families, equivalent to 7,000 beneficiaries of the earthquake victims in Morocco.
   Sept 14: International Islamic Charitable Organization launched a campaign to distribute 100 manual tillers to farmers in southern Yemen.
   Sept 18: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees signed a cooperation agreement with the Direct Aid Society for a project providing university scholarship for 40 students in the Horn of Africa.
   Sept 25: Kuwait Red Crescent Society handed over electrical generators to the Ukrainian Red Cross to face energy crisis.
   Sept 26: Kuwait Red Crescent Society announced the distribution of essential supplies to those affected by the earthquake that struck Morocco.
   Oct 9: KRCS launched campaign aiding Palestinians via Society website.
   Oct 10: Kuwait Relief Society launched campaign with participation of 23 charity societies to aid Palestinian people.
   Oct 10: KRCS team took over duty of distributing foodstuff and meal to people in Gaza.
   Oct 20: Kuwait Red Crescent Society donated three ambulances to Gaza Strip.
   Oct 23: Kuwaiti air force planeload, first of tens, took off carrying 40 tons of humanitarian, relief, and medical aid to people in Gaza.
   Oct 24: Namaa charity signed with UNHCR deal to distribute multipurpose monetary aid to some 338 displaced families in Sudan.
   Nov 2: KRCS announced arrival of first batch of aid to Gaza and signed a protocol with Egyptian counterpart to buy USD million worth of foodstuff and medicine for Gazans.
   Nov 3: Second batch of aid arrived to Gaza Strip, reported KRCS.
   Nov 8: KRCS distributed aid to afflicted people in Al-Mahra governorate, Yemen, displaced by Cyclone Tej.
   Nov 8: The International Islamic Charity Organization opened a mental health center in Turkiye to address the psychological and social ramifications of catastrophes and crises in the Syrian and Turkish communities.
   Nov 19: Kuwait Relief Society along with Egyptian Dar Al-Orman society inked USD 500,000 contract to send out aid to Gazan families through Rafah.
   Nov 20: UNICEF and Abdullah Al-Nouri society signed deal supporting education in Yemen, with a value of USD 422,000.
   Dec 1: Kuwait Relief Society signed an executive contract for cooperation with the Turkish Red Crescent Society to operate a ship loaded with humanitarian donations and relief materials worth USD four million for the people of the Gaza Strip through Egyptian port of Al-Arish.
   Dec 2: KRCS signed an agreement with its Egyptian counterpart to establish a field hospital Gaza Strip at a cost of more than USD two million.
   Dec 4: An urgent relief aid convoy was sent to the Gaza Strip, including 77 trucks loaded with about 1,000 tons of food and medical supplies.
   Dec 5: GCC and Qatari Red Crescent Society honored Kuwaiti volunteers Tareq Al-Mulla and Lulu Al-Khaldi for their voluntary work.
   Dec 7: Direct Aid Society began a project drilling 10 water wells with pumping units, at a total cost USD 1.5 million, to meet the needs of about 345,000 people in Yemeni city of Aden.
   Dec 13: Kuwait Relief Society launched a water project benefiting five thousand people in Yemen.
   Dec 23: Delegation from the Kuwait Red Crescent Society opened the Yousef and Noura Health Center, benefiting about 12,000 people in southwest Yemen. 
 
   Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED)
 
   Feb 27: Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah announced that KFAED, is to provide Yemen with three additional grants worth USD five million in cooperation with international agencies.
   April 25: KFAED said its contributions to UN institutions and programs to fighting malaria and pandemics reached KD 4.76 million (USD 15.5 million) up until April 2023.
   May 22: KFAED said its development and humanitarian assistance contributed to 1,012 projects in more than 100 countries.
   June 19: KFAED Acting Director General Waleed Al-Bahar said the fund extended 27 grants refugees and displaced persons regionally and globally reaching USD 85 million.
   Dec 3: KFAED signed a joint statement with the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to enhance joint climate action and contribute to achieving UN sustainable development goals in the Middle East.
 
   Achievements:
 
   Jan 3: Kuwait's first satellite, Kuwait Sat-1, was successfully launched into space in what was hailed as a milestone effort in setting up the country's space industry.
   Jan 7: The renowned Creighton University hospital and the hospitals organization, CHI, in the US State of Nebraska have appointed the Kuwaiti surgeon Waddah Al-Rifai as head of the surgery, Technical and academic research department.
   Jan 16: Kuwait's Dr. Saqer Al-Mulla elected deputy chief of Asian gymnastics federation.
   Jan 18: Sabah Al-Ahmad center for giftedness and creativity honored student Hawraa Mirza as she was awarded with the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashed award for exceptional academic performance.
   Jan 21: The Kuwaiti national Saad Al-Tami suffered from ADHD symptoms and stuttering since childhood but grew up to become the first Arab to address to the graduates' ceremony of Eliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
   Feb 4: Army Captain Engineer Youssef Al-Shatti achieved a new Kuwaiti world record as fastest swimmer to cross a creek for men's category.
   Feb 12: Kuwait nabbed yet another Guinness world record with the largest "Bisht," traditional clothing, in the world.
   Feb 13: France awarded Kuwaiti novelist Taleb Al-Refai the rank of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters for his contributions to building cultural bridges between the two countries.
   Feb 25: Student Jenan Al-Sharif of Kuwait was elected president of the Arab Parliament for the Child.
   March 10: Kuwaiti Member of Parliament, Dr Jenan Bushehri, was elected by the Arab states group in the Inter-Parliamentary Union for a seat in the Bureau of Parliamentary Women's Forum.
   March 21: Three Kuwait University students, Anfal Al-Enezi, Fatema Al-Kandari and Fahad Al-Sabah, were recognized as "Women and Environment Ambassadors" in a competition organized in cooperation with the EU Delegation in Kuwait.
   April 7: Mohammad Al-Koh won Sheikh Saud Al-Thani award for photographic projects 2023 for his project: Failaka Island, which documented all houses and buildings in the Kuwaiti isle.
   April 11: Kuwait University registered a patent at the US patent office regarding improving a medicine for asthma and allergy.
   April 14: The Royal Military College, Sandhurst, honored two Kuwaiti army students for their distinguished performance, in a ceremony attended by King Charles.
   May 2: The US institute of physics granted Dr. Hussain Al-Qattan the future star award for his research about youth.
   May 4: GCC Secretariat honored engineers Lama Al-Uraiman and Zainab Al-Saffar, of Kuwait, for their excellence in science, as well as Dr. Fawaz Al-Ajmi and Dr. Hashem Al-Tabtabae, of Kuwait University, for their leading contributions.
   May 9: Former Health Minister Dr. Mohammad Al-Haifi appointed member of board of trustees in the anti-doping laboratory in Qatar.
   May 11: Kuwait University announced that Dr. Mohammad Al-Ansari won the Illuminate Challenge award from Durham University, UK. The award is usually given to people for their inventions, discovery or new application that serves humanity.
   May 12: Kuwaiti engineer Jenan Al-Shehab won gold medal at the 34th edition of the International Exhibition for Invention, Innovation and Technology (ITEX) for her invention of (Electromagnetic Cells).
   May 25: Kuwait University's Intisar Al-Shuhaima registered a patent at the US patent office for a device used by dentists to extract broken pieces of files used in treatment.
   May 29: Dr. Laila Al-Haddan, of Kuwait University, won as part of a research team the best scientific research award for studies of cancers. The award is given by King Saud University in Saudi Arabia.
   June 6: Adnan Al-Nowwa, a photographer in KRCS, won second best photo award during the meetings of the Arab organization for red crescent and cross.
   July 5: The British Cranfield University awarded Kuwaiti researcher Dr. Abdullah Al-Khalidi, the Arthur Lefebvre Prize in Physics.
   July 6: Kuwaiti photographer Mohammad Murad won two awards in the International Nature Photography Competition in northern Italy.
   July 11: Kuwaiti Dr. Fawaz Mohammad Al-Awadhi won the Arab Professional Excellence Award (Best Arabs) 2023 in the field of law.
   July 23: Referee Mohammed Al-Shatti participated for the first time in the finals of the Wimbledon World Cup.
   Aug 1: The Kuwaiti Girl Guides Association won the Olave Baden-Powell Award for Charitable Work.
   Aug 3: Sheikh Mishari Al-Afasy received a United Nations membership after joining the Union of Arab Creatives as an advisor and member of the Economic and Social Council.
   Aug 15: Students Abdullah Al-Saffar, Yousef Ibrahim, and Ali Al-Mutairi are among 35 winners of the World Health Organization art competition.
   Sept 18: Kuwaiti candidate Dr. Talal Al-Bathali won the position of Vice President of the World Petroleum Council (WPC) for the period between 2023 and 2026.
   Sept 18: Armenian Yerevan State University granted the head of the Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation, the poet Abdulaziz Al-Babtain, an honorary doctorate.
   Sept 18: The Arab Union of Scouts and Guides unanimously approved Kuwaiti Nasser Abul as Secretary-General of the Arab Union of Scouts and Guides.
   Sept 20: Kuwaiti Abdullah Al-Terqi Al-Rashidi won membership in the International Shooting Federation's Players Committee in the skeet shooting category.
   Sept 20: The Ministry of Oil announced that Kuwait won, for the first time, four seats in the executive committees of the International Petroleum Council for the period between 2023 and 2026.
   Sept 20: Kuwait Fire Force announced that its head, Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Makrad, had received the GCC Medal for his clear mark in development and progress of fire services in the State of Kuwait.
   Sept 26: The Arab Media Forum selected journalist and academic Dr. Mohammad Al-Rumaihi as media personality of the year. 
   Oct 1: Kuwait cooperative center for student programs won three awards during Arab programming week.
   Oct 24: Kuwait University registers patents in the field of technology and refrigeration.
   Nov 17: Three Kuwaiti photographers won the Hamdan bin Mohammad bin Rashed Al-Maktoum International Photography
   Nov 20: KISR announced that researcher and director of the energy efficiency program at the institute, Dr. Fetouh Al-Raqam, had received an award from the association of energy engineering for her contributions to the field.
   Nov 22: Sheikh Dr. Talal Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was awarded the Mohammad bin Rashed Al-Maktoum Award for sports creativity in the Arab sports personality category.
   Nov 24: Japanese camera manufacturers, Canon, chose Kuwaiti Mohammad Murad, the first wildlife photographer from the region, as an ambassador for its initiative.
   Dec 1: KPI announced that Executive Marketing VP, Fadel Al-Faraj, has been named CEO of the year in the oil and gas sector for the year 2023 on the Forbes international magazine list in its Italy branch.
   Dec 12: UNHCR honored Kuwaiti Abdullah Al-Nouri Charitable Society and its Chief, Eng. Jamal Al-Nouri, for their contributions to supporting refugees and displaced persons through a bilateral partnership extending over the past three years. 
 
   Kuwaiti figures who passed away:
 
   Jan 31: Renowned Kuwaiti author Fadhel Al-Tailjy passed away after a rich career in poetry writing, storytelling and literary criticism.
   April 8: Actor Faisal Al-Bleyyes passed away following a long struggle with the disease.
   May 6: TV presenter Obaid Al-Otaibi passed away at age of 59.
   May 12: Singer Abdulkareem Abdulqader passed away at 81. His artistic journey lasted more than six decades.
   May 13: Redha Marafi, former player Qadsia SC and National football teams, passed away.
   May 25: Actor Ahmad Johar passed away at 65.
   July 16: The former Assistant Secretary-General of the Islamic Antiquities Sector at the National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature (NCCAL) Abdulkareem Al-Ghadhban, passed away after a journey full of achievements.
   Aug 21: Actor Bader Al-Tayyar passed away after a long journey of contributions to Kuwaiti theater and TV.
   Aug 27: The imam and preacher of the Abubaker Al-Siddiq Mosque and the imam of the Grand Mosque, Sheikh Khaled Al-Saeedi, passed away.
   Aug 27: Lyricist Yousef Nasser passed away after a life full of giving to the modern Kuwaiti song.
   Sept 25: Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, former minister of mail and telephone and minister of news and guidance passed away.
   Dec 15: Prominent Kuwaiti writer and poet, Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain, passed away. (end)
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