This Day in Kuwait History
Kuwait City, Oct 12 (KUNA) -- October 12 -------------------- 1988 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issues a decree establishing a new governorate named Al-Farwaniya, becoming the fifth governorate in the country. 1994 - Foreign ministers of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in an extraordinary meeting held in Kuwait with the participation of the US and British foreign ministers, decide to continue mobilizing resources and preparing forces until adequate guarantees are secured to prevent the recurrence of threats by the Iraqi regime against Kuwait. 1997 - The second mobile phone company in the country is established under the name National Mobile Telecommunications Company (NMTC), which began its operations in 1999. 1997 - Kuwaiti athlete Adela Al-Roumi wins first place at the third European Powerlifting Championship for Persons with Disabilities held in Slovakia, with participation from more than 20 countries. 2001 - Writer Khaled Saud Al-Zaid dies at the age of 64. He enriched the cultural scene with literary and poetic works and was the first Kuwaiti writer to receive the Kuwait Prize in Literature. 2008 - Competitor Yousif Al-Abdulrazzaq is crowned world champion in the professional jet ski category for the 800-meter distance, winning first place at the World Championship held in the United States. 2010 - Kuwait donates three million euros to the Arab World Institute in Paris to support the institute’s efforts in promoting Arab culture in Europe generally and in France specifically. 2014 - Kuwait announces a $200 million contribution for the reconstruction of Gaza at the International Conference for the Reconstruction of Gaza held in Cairo. 2015 - The new Al-Razi Hospital, specializing in orthopedics in the Al-Sabah Health Area, opens. The hospital comprises ten wards, operating rooms, radiology departments, and a physical therapy unit. 2020 - Competitor Abdullah Al-Fadil wins the 2020 World Championship title in the senior professional (Super Stock) category at the World Jet Ski Championship held in Arizona, USA. 2021 - The Ministry of Defense issues a decision to open registration for Kuwaiti women to join the military service as commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and enlisted personnel, limited to medical services and supporting military services. 2025 - The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) announces that Dr. Sultan Al-Salem, a researcher at the Center for Environment and Life Sciences, has been selected as a Co-Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious global journal *Journal of Environmental Management*, becoming the first Arab to hold this position in the journal. 2025 - The Ministry of Health announces the successful performance of the world’s first remote robotic surgery in the field of gynecological oncology. (End) M.B.R. / N.S.N.
