1961 — The English-language news daily “Kuwait Times” published its inaugural edition, becoming the first newspaper of its kind in the Gulf region.

1990 — The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 669 for aiding nations suffering from economic hardships due to enforcing the embargo in Iraq for its aggression on Kuwait.

1992 — Kuwait exported the first shipment of oil extracted from the crude puddles, formed when the Iraqi occupation forces torched oil fields.

1996 — First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah signed the international treaty for prohibiting nuclear tests.

2010 — Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development gave Rwanda a loan worth USD 12.3 million for renovating the integrated regional technical institute that advocates boosting development in the country.

2010 — Kuwait declared hiking its annual contributions, five times, to a number of UN funds and agencies.

2014 — Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) dispatched 3
3 truckloads of aid to Gaza.

Source: Kuwait News Agency