KUWAIT, Dec 9 : 1971 — Mullah Marshad Mohammad Al-Sulaiman, who established a school named after him, passed away at the age of 64. Al-Sulaiman’s career in education spanned around 30 years. His school was closed in 1956.
2000 — The Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND) selected State of Kuwait to be the headquarters of the Arab Open University.
2003 — The State of Kuwait signed, during meetings in Mexico, the UN Convention against Corruption.
2013 — Kuwait Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) won the GCC e-government award for its smartphone application “Kuwait Finder”.
2014 — Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) opened an emergency center in northern Lebanon, which cost USD 2.4 million.
2016 — Kuwait Airways received its first Boeing 777-300ER, part of a 10-aircraft agreement with the US airplane manufacturer.
2017 — Kuwait donated USD five million to the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) to support its services for Palestinian refugees in Syria.
2018 — Kuwait Karate team won the Kata championship in an international tournament held in Shanghai, China.
2018 — Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Center won the International Property Award for the best architectural design in the Middle East. — KUNA
