KUWAIT, Sept 2 (KUNA) -- 1897 -- Kuwait's seventh ruler Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah meets with assistant British political agent and requests protection for the Gulf emirate from the Ottoman Empire.
1971 -- The State of Kuwait establishes diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level with Bahrain.
1976 -- The Amir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, issues an order over the social security law.
1992 -- The Amir, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, participates in the Non-Aligned Nations Summit held in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
1997 -- The cabinet approves Kuwait's membership at the World Health Organization's Mediterranean center for common diseases based in Athens, Greece.
2007 -- The first issue of Annahar newspaper hits the stands. (end) adf.ema KUNA 020957 Sep 08NNNN