KUWAIT, Dec 10 (KUNA) -- 1979 -- Kuwait Football Association (KFA) was reproclaimed according to the sports associations' decree-into-law. It was established in 1952, and joined FIFA in 1962, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1964 and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) in 1974.
1986 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed decree-into-law regulating the swap of some property plots.
2000 -- Kuwait won membership in the International Fencing Federation's executive bureau.
2007 -- The Cabinet relieved Kuwaiti martyrs of their financial liabilities.
2009 -- Kuwait became a member of the World Allergy Organization.
2009 -- Kuwaiti national Fuad Al-Rabeea returned to Kuwait after spending eight years in the Guantanamo Bay detention complex. The US acquitted him of any affiliation with terrorism.
2014 -- Kuwait's permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Jamal Al-Ghunaim, announced USD six million worth of aid for the UN.
2016 -- The Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah signed a decree forming the 34th Cabinet, chaired by Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
2024 -- Kuwait Airways received "Boubyan", the first of its seven Airbus A330-900neo aircraft. The new addition is part of the airline's plans to update its fleet. (end) gta