On This Day in Kuwait
Report documents political, economic, and sports events in Kuwait over the decades.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, October 17 (KUNA) -- October 17:
1992 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued Decree No. 198 of 1992 forming the 16th cabinet in Kuwait's history, headed by Crown Prince Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah. The cabinet comprised 15 ministers and marked the first government formation following the return of parliamentary elections after the dissolution of the National Assembly in 1985.
1993 - The Cabinet approved the establishment of diplomatic relations between the State of Kuwait and Eritrea.
1999 - The Cabinet decided to administratively suspend the publication of Al-Siyassa newspaper for five days, citing its October 16 issue for "insulting and encroaching upon the Amir, the institution of the Emirate, and harming the supreme national interest." The decision was based on the provisions of Law No. 3 of 1961 concerning the issuance of the Press and Publishing Law and its amendments.
2006 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued Decree No. 308 of 2006 establishing the National Center for Educational Development, under the supervision of the Minister of Education, with the aim of creating a suitable environment for developing the educational process in Kuwait.
2008 - The Ministry of Transport launched the second phase of Kuwait's fifth national numbering plan, adding the digit 2 to landlines and the digit 1 to service lines, while keeping three-digit numbers unchanged.
2008 - The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development signed a loan agreement with Morocco worth 50 million Kuwaiti dinars to finance the Tanger Med Port II project located in the north of the Kingdom.
2010 - Kuwait Oil Company announced that its production capacity had reached three million barrels per day for the first time as actual output, following the execution of its targeted production capacity test in line with its strategy up to 2030.
2019 - Equestrian athlete Ali Al-Kharafi won the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) award for Best Asian Athlete in Equestrian Sports.
2024 - The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development signed a grant agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) worth two million US dollars to support a project improving the living conditions of Rohingya refugees in the People's Republic of Bangladesh. (End) M.B.R. / N.S.N.
