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Today in Kuwait's history

Date: 10/12/2024     Time: 5:22 AM

1979 -- Kuwait Football Association was re-proclaimed according to the sports associations' decree-into-law. It was established in 1952, joined FIFA in 1962, Asian Football Confederation in 1964 and the Union of Arab Football Associations in 1974. 1986 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued a decree-into-law, regulating the swap of some property plots. 2000 -- Kuwait won membership of the International Fencing Federation's executive bureau. 2007 -- The Cabinet relieved Kuwaiti martyrs of financial liabilities. 2009 -- Kuwait became a member of the World Allergy Organization. 2009 -- The Kuwaiti national, Fuad Al-Rabeea, returned to Kuwait after spending eight years in the Guantanamo Bay detention complex. The US has acquitted him of any affiliation to terrorism. 2014 -- Kuwait's permanent representative at the United Nations in Geneva, Jamal Al-Ghunaim, declared USD six million worth of aid for the UN. 2016 -- The Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued a decree forming the 34th Cabinet, chaired by Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.