KUWAIT, Jan 31: 1965 — Kuwait Writers Association was officially launched. The association, which was established in November 1964, consisted of poets, storywriters, novelists, men of letters and critics.
1972 — Former member of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Abdulrahman Al-Bahar passed away at age of 87. The deceased was one of the founders of KCCI and contributed to establishment of many companies.
1978 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah announced nomination of Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah AlSalem Al-Sabah as Crown Prince.
1993 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-sabah decorated former UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar with Kuwait Order in appreciation of his efforts during Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait in 1990-91.
2002 — Four people were killed and 19 injured in an explosion caused by an oil leak in Rawdhatain Field, northern Kuwait. The incident caused around USD 150 million in losses.
2004 — Former Health Ministry undersecretary Dr. Nael Al-Naqeeb passed away at age 68. One of Kuwait’s first surgeons, Dr. Al-Naqeeb held several positions within the ministry and attained the post of undersecretary in 1977.
2008 — Kuwaiti actor Khalil Ismail, a leading member in the Arabian Gulf Theater band, passed away at age of 61.2014 — Poet Meteb Al-Saeed passed away at age of 62.
2017 — National Assembly looks into a grilling motion against Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah, forcing him to quit on February 7.
2019 — Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signs a KD-seven-million loan with Togo to fund a water project.
2023 — Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital conducts an unprecedented successful surgery replace an 82-year-old patient’s hip and knee joints.2023 — Writer Fadhel Al-Telji died at 96. — KUNA
