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Today in Kuwait's history

Date: 16/11/2024     Time: 5:59 AM

1977 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a decree establishing Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) supervised by the ministry of communications. 1990 -- Iraqi occupation forces failed to make Kuwaiti nationals change their civil identification cards into Iraqi ones. Iraq set December 1st, 1990 as deadline for changing the IDs. 1993 -- Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) discovered a new oil well, south of Umm Gdair. 1993 -- Nearly 350 Iraqis infiltrated the Kuwaiti northern borders and attacked workers in the "security beltline." 1993 -- State of Kuwait and a group of International French banks signed a medium-term security facilities agreement totaling USD 860 million to finance future needs of French-made products for Kuwaiti government authorities. 1994 -- Interlocks Factory of the National Industries Company opened. It was the largest factory of its kind in Kuwait and the Gulf region. 2015 -- Yosuf Al-Mekhled, a former Member of Parliament, passed away at the age of 94. 2015 -- Dr. Nasser Sarkhouh, former Member of Parliament, at the age of 68 years old. 2021 -- Marzouq Saeed, Al-Arabi SC and National football team player, passed away at 77 years old.