KUWAIT, May 4 (KUNA) -- 1951 -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah ordered implementation of Islamic Sharia (law) pertaining to endowments.
1953 -- Iraq's King Faisal II visited Kuwait for the first time, accompanied by Prince Abdullah, the Crown Prince, Minister of Defense Nouri Al-Saeed, in response to an invitation from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.
1972 -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issued Law number 15/1972, establishing Kuwait Municipality.
1988 -- A group of terrorists hijacked Kuwait Airway's Al-Jabriya plane, en route from Bangkok to Kuwait. The hijackers landed the plane at Mashhad Airport in Iran, then at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus, and finally at Houari Boumedienne Airport in Algeria. Two Kuwaitis were killed during the 16-day saga.
1994 -- Kuwait established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Lithuania.
1999 -- His Highness the Amir issued a decree to disband the parliament, elected in October 1996, chaired by Ahmad Al-Saadoun.
2000 -- A surgical team from Hussein Makki Juma Cancer Center succeeded in conducting a bone marrow transplant operation for a 48-year old Saudi patient.
2001 -- Kuwaiti National Swimming Team won the first GCC tournament for long distance, held in Oman.
2001 -- Kuwaiti actress Suad Abdullah was named UNICEF ambassador, the first woman in the Gulf Cooperation Council to get the honor.
2010 -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued a decree to set up embassies in Portugal, Djibouti, and Slovakia.
2010 -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended a ceremony marking 80th anniversary of Kuwait Municipality.
2010 -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah toured European states, with stopovers in Germany, Italy, and the Vatican. During the tour, many agreements were signed for cooperation in the fields of oil, trade, environment and media.
2010 -- Minister of Interior Sheikh Jaber Al-Khaled Al-Sabah inaugurated new complexes for Al-Shamiyah Police.
2010 -- Kuwait Municipality celebrated its 80s anniversary at a ceremony, patronized by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
2011 -- Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr. Moudhi Al-Humoud inaugurated a project of installing security cameras at 771 schools in all governorates.
2012 -- The National Assembly unanimously endorsed a bill for public tenders.
2012 -- The Booz & Company ranked Kuwait 13th, as compared to 72nd in 2011, in information technology development at the global level. (end) rk