Jours des événements : 14/11/2018

KUWAIT, Nov 14 (KUNA)

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1959 -- Kuwait host the Arab Commerce Chambers' Conference.
1968 -- Several bombs went off at public locations during a three-day visit by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
1970 -- The government imposes a five-percent tax on companies and institutions.
1979 -- An Amiri decree was issued approving Kuwait's membership in an international convention on the use of environmental alteration technology for military purposes.
1979 -- An Amiri decree was issued approving Kuwait's membership in an international convention related to maintenance of lighthouses in the Red Sea.
1979 -- An Amiri decree was issued stipulating establishment of a fourth governorate, Jahra.
1987 -- Kuwait restored diplomatic relations with Egypt.
1994 -- Iraq sent legal and constitutional documents to the Security Council recognizing the State of Kuwait, its territorial sanctity and independence.
2005 -- Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah inaugurated a new building for the Kuwaiti consulate in Dubai.
2005 -- International Hospital Federation (IHF) elected Kuwait's Dr. Ibrahim Abdulhadi as chairman for a tenure of four years.
2005 -- The General Assembly of Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) held in Kuwait chose Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) to lead the Federation for 2006-07.
2010 -- Kuwaiti athletes Jenna Al-Failakawi and Bader Al-Juhaim won first and second place at a wakeboarding tournament held in Malaysia.
2013 -- Ministr of Defense mourns Colonel Abdulaziz Al-Ghannam who was wounded in a joint exercise with the Air Force in the UK.
2016 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signs a loan agreement with Djibouti worth kd 23 million (nearly USD 75 million) for financing Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad road project.
2017 -- Kuwait's Wataniya Airways signs an MoU with Airbus to purchase 25 A-320neo planes.
1982 -- Sayyed Rajab Abdullah Al-Refai, first Kuwait's ambassador to Tunisia passed away.(end).
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