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Today in Kuwait's history

   Today in Kuwait's history
   KUWAIT, Nov 11 (KUNA) -- 
 
   1962 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Salem Al-Sabah ratified the Constitution, a five-chapter document that includes ruling system, social foundation, rights and duties and general rules in 183 articles.
 
   1962 -- Kaifan Cooperative Society was established, the first in Kuwait.
 
   1981 -- Kuwait signed the unified GCC economic accord in Riyadh.
 
   1997 -- Heavy rainfall, measuring at 65 millimeters, killed six people in Kuwait.
 
   2002 -- Board Chairman and Director General of Environment Public Authority Dr. Mohammad Al-Sarawi won the Dixy Lee Ray Award in appreciation of his environmental achievements.
 
   2013 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) lent Burkina Faso KD 5.8 million to finance Ouagadougou-Donsin project.
 
   2013 -- Announcer Ahmad Abdulaal passed away at the age of 81.
 
   2015 -- Kuwait Petrochemicals Industries Company (PIC) won the Arab Corporate Social Responsibility Award.
 
   2015 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs granted the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) USD three million as support.
 
   2015 -- Former Chief of Staff Sheikh Saleh Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah passed away at the age of 84.
 
   2020 -- The National Seismic Network, affiliated with Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), reported a 4.6 magnitude earthquake, which took place in the southwestern region of the country.
 
   2020 -- Kuwait Aviation Fueling Company (KAFCO) won the 2020 Excellence Award in human resource management at the annual Dubai human resources conference and exhibition.
 
   2021 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed two loan and grant agreements with Jordan, worth KD 24.2 million, to fund Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Terminal for Liquefied Gas to support Syrian refugees in the country. (end)
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