KUWAIT, May 23 (KUNA) --
1952 -- Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Head of the Awqaf Department, inaugurates Al-Ahmadi Mosque.
1967 -- Al-Ahli Bank is established with a capital of KD two million.
1971 -- Kuwait Society for the Disabled is declared.
1998 -- Kuwait hosts first eight-day Afro-Asian basketball championship.
1998 -- Interior Minister opens first model police station in Abdullah Al-Salem area.
1999 -- Foundation stone is laid for Sabah Al-Ahmad naval base in the southern area of Al-Fintas. It is the largest in the Middle East.
2001 -- Kuwait signs the Stockholm convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) that aims to protect the environment and human health.
2004 -- Mohammad Dheifallah Al-Qahs passes away at the age of 85. He was prominent establisher of Al-Jahraa Co-op and member of the National Assembly in 1971, 1975 and 1981.
2005 -- Kuwaiti athlete of the Kuwaiti Disabled Sports Club Tareq Al-Qallaf snatched the Gold Medal and first position in the Epee fencing in the world competitions in Lonato, Italy.
2005 -- Abdulaziz Hamad Al-Saqer passes away at the age of 94. The figure played a prominent role in Kuwait's political, economic, and humane renaissance. He participated in establishing the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC), Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Kuwait Oil Tankers Company (KOTC), and Kuwait National Cinema Company (KNCC).
2006 -- Al-Ihsan Charity is set up with activities ranging from promotion of social values, offering scholarships for Kuwaitis and others, and contributing to other charitable causes.
