On this day in Kuwait

Kuwait City, Oct 5 (KUNA) -- October 5 ---------------- 1954 - The Kuwait National Cinema Company was established with a capital of seven million rupees, commencing operations in 1955 with the opening of Al-Sharq Cinema in Kuwait City, the capital. 1961 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah issued an emiri decree appointing Issa Abdul Latif Al-Abduljalil as Kuwait’s first ambassador to Saudi Arabia following independence. 1964 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah participated for the first time in the Second Non-Aligned Movement Summit, held in Egypt. 1977 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah issued Law Decree No. 128 of 1977 concerning standardization, leading to the establishment of a Standards and Metrology Department within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to serve as the authoritative body for standardization and production quality control in Kuwait. 1992 - The first parliamentary elections were held in the country following liberation from the Iraqi aggression to elect 50 members of the National Assembly for its seventh legislative term, from among 278 candidates. 2017 - The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court ruled the 2015 DNA fingerprinting law unconstitutional. 2022 - The National Guard inaugurated its Operations Center, Security System, and Crisis Management Department, aiming to achieve automated integration with state agencies and ensure rapid response to emergencies. 2022 - Kuwait won a four-year seat on the Council of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in elections held at the Plenipotentiary Conference in Bucharest, the Romanian capital. 2022 - The Public Authority for Sports issued new regulations on sports professionalism, linking financial support to players’ technical levels, to incentivize achieving top results domestically and internationally. 2022 - His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued Emiri Decree No. 189 of 2022 forming the 41st government in Kuwait’s history, headed by Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and comprising 15 ministers. (End) M.B.R. / N.S.N.