KUWAIT, May 28 (KUNA) --

1967 -- The Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issues an Amiri Decree appointing Saleh Mohammad Al-Sabah Deputy Chief of Staff of Al-Yarmouk Brigade, pending Arab armies' collective defense against external aggression.
1985 -- Kuwait Squash Federation is established. First squash court was built by Al-Qadsiya Club in 1967.
1986 -- The Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issues an Amiri decree setting up the Food Affairs Council tasked with mapping out a national nutrition policy.
1996 -- The National Assembly (parliament) approves a bill banning coeducation at Kuwait University, the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) and private schools. The government says the government should enforce it in five years.
1997 -- The international Office of Infectious Diseases elects Kuwait's representative Dr. Sultan Al-Khalaf as head of the office regional committee. Kuwait has become the first Arab country to head this commission since the international bureau was established 65 years ago.
2002 -- Al-Qadsiya Club is crowned champion of the Crown Prince (soccer) Cup beating Kuwait Club 1-0.
2008 -- The Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issues a decree forming the 25th cabinet. 2013 -- Kuwait and Iraq sign two memoranda of understanding on border demarcation and funding construction of a residential complex in the border town of Umm Qasr.
2013 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development inks with Yemen two accords worth USD 85 million to rebuild regions damaged in the 2011 events and execute a project to overhaul the power network in Aden.
2013 -- Al-Qadsiya is crowned champion of the 51st Amir (soccer) Cup tournament for the 15th time, beating Al-Jahra 3-0.
2014 -- The Kuwaiti science researcher Dr. Fawaz Al-Enezi wins the water award of the Arab Ministerial Council.
2015 -- Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah wins the Senegalese presidential medal for his role in cementing bilateral ties.
2016 -- The Kuwaiti military attache in Belgium Major General Khaled Abdulatif Al-Roqom is elected dean of the military attaches in the European country. He is the first Arab diplomat to occupy this post in Europe.
2020 -- The Kuwaiti Cabinet extends mandate of a resolution halting work at public departments due to the coronavirus outbreak.
2020 -- The Kuwaiti Cabinet orders lockdown of Al-Farwaniya district due to the coronavirus outbreak. (end) rk