Kuwait News News Kuwait » History: History created in Cardinal Parolin’s official Kuwait trip
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 18: Father Suleiman Haifawi, the official spokesperson for the Catholic Church in Kuwait, stated that Kuwait is witnessing a historic and exceptional moment with the arrival of His ...
News Kuwait » History: Looking for Origins of Arab Modernism in Kuwait
Kuwait City’s skyscrapers as seen from the Arab Fund Building (all images by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — The United Arab Emirates may dominate the ...
News Kuwait » History: Today In Kuwait History
1960 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a decree-into-law regulating the State budget. 1975 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a decree-into-law forming the ...
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KUWAIT, Feb 21 (KUNA) -- 1972 -- Zaid Al-Harb, a renowned poet who was among the first to demand gender equality, passed away at 85. 1977 -- A ground satellite station in Umm Al-Aish began ...
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1990 -- The ministerial council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) holds an emergency session in Cairo, during which it condemned the brutal Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and called on Iraq to withdraw ...
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1991 -- His Highness late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issues decree by law 6/91 on foundation of the Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation for Damages resulting from the ...
News Kuwait » History: Today In Kuwait History
1938 -- Large quantities of oil discovered in the first well in Burgan field, 3,672 feet below the earth's surface. This marked the beginning of oil industry in State of Kuwait. Drilling in Burgan ...
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1923 -- The writer and traveler Amin Al-Rihani visited Kuwait where he is hosted by the Amir Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. His book "molook alarab" chronicles the literary-cultural renaissance in ...