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Today in Kuwait's history

Today in Kuwait's history

KUWAIT, Sept 2 (KUNA) --

1897 -- Kuwait's seventh ruler, Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, asked the United Kingdom for protection from external threats.
1976 -- Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed social security decree-law.
2007 -- Annahar, a daily newspaper, issued its first edition. 2019 -- Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) launched the first production unit of the Clean Fuel Project at Mina Abdullah Refinery.
2023 -- The Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC) re-elected Kuwait's candidate Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah as president for the next four years during a meeting in Kuwait attended by 41 ASC representatives. (end) gta