This Day in Kuwait History

Kuwait City, Oct 7 (KUNA) -- October 7: 1957 - The Popular Theatre Troupe begins its first season by staging two plays adapted from novels, "Summer Rain" and "Your Mother is First Class," which were performed in five consecutive shows. 1961 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah receives the credentials of John Richmond as the first British ambassador to Kuwait. 1961 - Kuwait is divided into ten electoral districts, with each district electing two members to form the 20-member Constituent Assembly, elected in December of the same year. 1992 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issues Law Decree No. 134 of 1992 amending certain provisions of the Press and Publications Law, with its first article stipulating the repeal of Article 35 bis of Law No. 3 of 1961 or any reference to it contained in this law. 1992 - Kuwait agrees to accede to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of 1987. 1994 - The State of Kuwait establishes diplomatic relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan. 1996 - Voters head to polling stations to elect 50 members of the National Assembly from among 230 candidates for the eighth legislative term. 2000 - Ibrahim Al-Mudhaf, Governor of Hawalli, dies at the age of 68. 2001 - The Cabinet approves the establishment of the Supreme Committee for Charitable Work to serve as a permanent authority for organizing and monitoring charitable activities in Kuwait. 2005 - Sheikh Salem Fahad Al-Salim Al-Sabah dies at the age of 50; he had served as president of the Al-Salmiya Sports Club and the Kuwait Handball Federation. 2006 - Al-Kuwait Sports Club organizes a historic fan match to mark its 45th anniversary, featuring the club against the Brazil national team, with participation from global football legend Pelé. 2013 - The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development signs two grant agreements with Somalia totaling US$10 million to help finance the Garowe Airport project and the Magal University project in northeastern Somalia. 2017 - Kuwait ranks first in the Arab region in wastewater treatment, achieving a 100 percent rate, according to the Joint Monitoring Programme of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). 2020 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah nominates Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as Crown Prince. 2020 - The National Assembly approves a draft law on practicing medicine and its auxiliary professions and patients' rights, aiming to enhance the level of medical services. 2020 - The National Assembly approves a legislative proposal and a draft law on protecting competition, keeping pace with developments in competition protection principles at both the regional and global levels. 2024 - The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development signs a grant agreement worth 80,000 Kuwaiti dinars in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, to help finance the technical and economic feasibility study for the Andarkhan Airport development project. 2025 - The Cabinet approves a draft law decree amending certain provisions of the Law on Procedures and Criminal Trials issued by Law No. 17 of 1960, enabling courts to issue judgments in minor cases electronically, and submits it to His Highness the Emir of Kuwait. 2025 - The Cabinet approves a draft law decree amending Article 4 of Law No. 5 of 1982 concerning the establishment of the Zakat House, and submits it to His Highness the Emir of Kuwait. (End) M.B.R / N.S.N