Events on This Day in Kuwait

Kuwait City, Nov 12 (KUNA) -- November 12:

1962 - Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah issues Electoral Law No. 35 of 1962 concerning the election of members of the National Assembly. The law granted every Kuwaiti male who had completed 21 years of age the right to vote and set the number of electoral districts in the country at ten, with each district represented by five members in the Assembly.

1964 - Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah issues a decree regulating the conversion of currency into foreign exchange.

1977 - Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah issues Decree-Law No. 131 of 1977 regarding the regulation of the use of ionizing radiation and the prevention of its hazards. The law stipulates that the import, export, manufacture, possession, trade, transport, or disposal of radiation devices or radioactive materials is prohibited unless a license is obtained from the Ministry of Public Health, due to the severe damage these rays can cause to health and the environment if misused or improperly stored.

1989 - The Friendship and Peace Sports Championships concludes its competitions in Kuwait, with the participation of 44 Arab and Islamic countries. The Kuwaiti national team secured first place in volleyball, basketball, and handball.

1996 - The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development signs a loan agreement with Egypt worth 18.25 million Kuwaiti dinars to contribute to the project of completing the sewage program in Cairo.

1998 - The Kuwaiti national football team wins the 14th Gulf Cup, held in Bahrain, retaining its previous title and raising its total number of victories to nine.

2013 - The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development signs a loan agreement with Rwanda worth 3.6 million Kuwaiti dinars and a grant agreement with Somalia worth 3 million US dollars to support food security projects in both countries.

2014 - The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development signs a grant agreement with the Sultanate of Oman, under which the Fund allocates a grant of 1.75 billion US dollars to contribute to financing the Batinah Expressway project.

2015 - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) holds a ceremony in Paris to designate the late Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the Global Personality in Culture and Education for 2014-2015.

2015 - The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs announces the establishment of the Waqf Project for Residential Care for citizens with limited incomes who are unable to secure housing.

2015 - The Kuwait Supreme Committee for Relief sends medical aid to Yemen valued at 5 million US dollars.

2019 - The National Assembly discusses an interpellation submitted by MP Omar Al-Tabtabaee to the Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Housing Affairs, Dr. Jannah Ramadan Al-Bushra. Ten MPs subsequently submitted a motion of no confidence against Minister Al-Bushra, leading to her resignation.

2019 - The National Assembly discusses an interpellation submitted by MP Riyadh Al-Adwani to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah. Ten MPs subsequently submitted a motion of no confidence against the Minister, leading to his resignation.

2025 - The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development signs a loan agreement with the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain worth 31.25 million Kuwaiti dinars to contribute to financing the project for the development of electricity transmission networks in Bahrain. (End) M.B.R. / N.S.N.