Today in Kuwait' s history

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, July 1 (KUNA) -- 1948 -- First issue of the monthly Kathma magazine was out, the first to be published in Kuwait. 1961 -- Late Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah agrees to resort to the Kuwaiti-British agreement, stipulating that London would support Kuwait in face of external aggression, upon request. This came after reports of suspicious Iraqi military movements. British soldiers were then stationed on Kuwaiti-Iraqi border. 1968 - Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah agreed on an Arab cooperation deal regarding peaceful nuclear energy. 1974 -- Decree-law number 15/74 was issued to establish the Public Authority for Housing Welfare. 1995 -- Decree 26/1995 was issued allowing the establishment of a free trade zone in Kuwait. 1997 - Kuwait Customs applied taxes on all types of cigarettes and imported tobacco. 2001 -- Law 44/2001 was issued over Kuwait's ratification of the joint GCC Defense Treaty. 2006 -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah submits the cabinet's resignation after the results of the 11th National Assembly elections were announced. 2009 -- National Assembly renews confidence in Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Khaled Al-Sabah after 30 MPs voted against the motion of no confidence. 2010 - Fruits and Vegetables Market (Furdha) was established in Al-Sulaibia area. 2019 - Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) sign an offshore drilling contract with Halliburton International. (end) aaMENAFN01072021000071011013ID1102373801