KUWAIT, Jan 3 (KUNA)
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1965 -- The Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed decree to form the fourth cabinet in the history of Kuwait grouping 13 ministers with Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad, later to become Kuwait's 13th ruler, as Minister of Finance and Minister of Commerce and Industry.
1966 -- Sheikh Khaled Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah passed away. He was the first minister of customs and ports.
1995 -- The National Assembly approved a draft law writing off debts owed to Kuwait by Egypt and Syria, as well as interest on debts of developing nations that came to around KD 928.6 million.
2011 -- Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) saved about USD 100 to 200 million in expenses in 2010 due to the use of gas turbines in oil projects.
2022 -- Kuwait's Haitham Al-Ghais appointed by acclamation as OPEC Secretary General.
2023 -- Kuwait Sat-1 was launched onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US. The project is a cooperation between Kuwait University (KU) and Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) 2023 -- The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) chose former Director General of KFAS Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin as member of its advisory board. (end) mbr.gta