KUWAIT, July 19 (KUNA) -- 1954 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issues a decree forming a panel to examine reforms administrative and organize government departments.
1990 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sends a message to the Arab League in response to Iraqi claims regarding the borders with the State of Kuwait.
1992 -- The Ministry of Interior seizes five saboteurs, mostly Iraqis, and in their possession were explosives and documents proving they have been tasked by the Iraqi regime to carry out terrorist acts in Kuwait.
1998 -- Kuwait executes two Iranians for smuggling and dealing in drugs.
2000 -- Poet Suleiman Saleh Al-Huwaidi passes away at age 73. He was a mainstay figure in the colloquial poetry scene and a founding member of Al-Nabat poetry diwaniya, a venue for Bedouin poetry. He was amongst the first to introduce Bedouin poetry to television and radio, and his most noted work was the Arab Majlis (sitting room).
2003 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah inaugurates the first session of the 10th legislative term of the National Assembly.
2005 -- Kuwait inks a security cooperation accord with Turkiye, to further joint efforts combating terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crime.
2012 -- Kuwait water games team crowned champion of the 22nd Gulf tournament with 12 medals, 10 of which are gold.
2016 -- Kuwait inks in Brussels a memo with the European external action apparatus for cooperation in energy and investments.
2020 -- Minister of the Amiri Diwan Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah declares that the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has undergone a successful surgery. 2022 -- Fire erupts in Rai area tent market damaging only property within the 3,000 square meters land plot. (end) hb