Events That Happened on This Day in Kuwait
A report documenting a series of historical events in Kuwait, including international agreements, infrastructure projects, sports achievements, and artistic deaths.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, Oct 4 (KUNA) -- On this day in history:
1963: Kuwait and Iraq signed in Baghdad a protocol on the restoration of friendly relations and mutual recognition, along with related matters, and deposited it as an official document of the United Nations.
1998: The Cabinet approved the establishment of Al-Subayyah City and the construction of a bridge connecting it to Kuwait City.
2010: The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development signed a loan agreement with Bahrain worth 15 million Kuwaiti dinars to help finance the development of a 220-kilovolt electricity transmission network.
2012: Kuwait Oil Company announced the signing of a contract with Korea Engineering & Construction Co. (KEC) worth 107 million dinars to build substations in Kuwait.
2014: Kuwaiti karate athlete Rashid Al-Mutairi won the gold medal in the over-84-kilogram category at the Asian Games (Asiad) held in Incheon, South Korea.
2016: The Ahmed Al-Jaber Air College was inaugurated at Ali Al-Salem Air Base, marking the first institution of its kind in Kuwait.
2016: Renowned artist and composer Ibrahim Al-Saulah, composer of the Kuwaiti national anthem, passed away at the age of 81.
2019: Kuwait signed an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to designate the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research as the first collaborating center in the Middle East for monitoring environmental radiation activities and using nuclear techniques to study coastal and marine environments. (End) M.B.R. / N.S.N.
