Today in Kuwait's History : 21/01/2020

KUWAIT, Jan 21 (KUNA) --

1915 -- The first post-office in Kuwait was inaugurated at the Dixon House, patronized by the Indian post mail.
1980 -- The Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signs decree No. 6 for establishing Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). As a state public enterprise, KPC is assigned with the production of all petroleum and petrochemicals in and outside of Kuwait.
1992 -- The Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signs an Amiri decree assigning Yousef Mohammad Al-Sumait as Chairman and Director General of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). Al-Sumait assumes the role until being appointed Information Minister six years later.
2009 -- Qadsia SC claimed Kuwait's football premier league title for the second time in a row, marking the end of the season with a 1-0 defeat of Kazma.
2012 -- The demise of former oil and information minister Sheikh Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah at the age of 68.
2013 -- Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah affirms in his speech at the third Arab economic development summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, full support of them Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz's initiative to increase the Arab institutional capital to contribute to development.
2014 -- National Assembly passes a draft law to transform Kuwait Airways into shareholding company, referred the bill to cabinet for approval.
2014 -- Kuwait Oil Company signs USD 275 million agreement with Saudi Al-Khareef firm to use electromagnetic technology in oil excavation operations in Kuwait.
2014 -- The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed a loan agreement with China worth KD nine million (about USD 30.6 million) to finance the expansion of the Guiyang II People's Hospital.
2014 -- high commission for Hajj and Umrah agrees to form 10 Hajj campaigns to take 2,000 pilgrims to Hajj at KD 1,300 per person, with objective of facilitating the religious ritual.
2018 -- KFAED launched a humanitarian project to renovate 380 houses in Palestine with a grant of USD four million. (end) gaa