Today in Kuwait's History : 21/04/2017

KUWAIT, April 21 (KUNA) -- 1976 -- The Amir Sheikh Sabah Alآ­Salem Alآ­Sabah issued law 18/1976 concerning organizing trade with sales prices.
1976 -- The Amir Sheikh Sabah Alآ­Salem Alآ­Sabah issued law 19/1976 concerning abuse of phones and communication means, with a penalty of six months in jail or KD 100 fine or both in case of such violation.
1979 -- Gymnast Jawad Askar retired after a 15آ­year career.
1988 -- Kuwaitis, headed by the Amir Sheikh Jaber Alآ­Ahmad Alآ­Jaber Alآ­Sabah, received the passengers of Kuwait Airways' Alآ­Jabriya airplane, which was hijacked for 16 days, during which two Kuwaiti citizens were killed.
1992 -- The Amir Sheikh Jaber Alآ­Ahmad Alآ­Sabah issued decree 63/1992 according to which the Social Development Office is established to study the social and psychological impacts of the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait.
2000 -- Kuwait formed national committee to follow up the implementation of international agreements concerning weapons of mass destruction.
2001 -- The Amir Sheikh Jaber Alآ­Ahmad Alآ­Sabah received an award from an international institute for establishing the Social Development Bureau in Kuwait in 1992.
2001 -- Kuwait and Saudi Arabia signed the final lists for people who deserve housing units in the new Khairan area.
2002 -- The inauguration took place of the first National Conference for Education Development in Kuwait.
2007 -- Kuwait Sports Club wins for the second time in a row, and for the ninth time overall, the Martyr Ahmad Alآ­Fahad Football Tournament after defeating Kazma 2آ­0.
2011 -- Dr. Moudhi Alآ­Humoud launched the first phase of the national atlas of the state's services, utilities, institutions project. (end) gta