KUWAIT, July 24 (KUNA)

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1959 -- Kuwait joins the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
2001 -- The Oklahoma-headquartered Flight Safety Foundation grants its 2000 award to Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) in recognition of its distinguished safety record.
2005 -- The Cabinet approves establishment of a company to manage the naval Boubyan port.
2012 -- Fitch Ratings maintains Kuwait's credit rating at AA with a stable outlook.
2014 -- Kuwait Oil Company inks contracts with foreign companies worth KD 662 million (USD 2.2 billion) to establish three crude gathering centers in the northern oil fields.
2016 -- Kuwait Petrochemical Company earns the "Iso 55001" award. (end) rk