30 October: What Happened On This Day

In Kuwait

1962 — A Constitution, Unanimously

The Constituent Assembly approved the draft constitution unanimously. Its articles were read out in session, then each member was called by name to vote.

1989 — The Friendship and Peace Games

The Amir, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, opened the Friendship and Peace Games, with 44 Arab and Islamic countries taking part over two weeks. Kuwait’s teams finished first in volleyball, basketball and handball, third in football and second in athletics.

1995 — Al-Sabq Hits the Stands

The first issue of Al-Sabq appeared, a general weekly newspaper with an economic focus.

2002 — Kuwait Charity Foundation

Mabarrat Al-Kuwait Al-Khairiya was registered, with the aim of building mosques, institutes, care homes and humanitarian projects in poorer countries, and of giving direct help to people in need.

2010 — Khaled Al-Mudhaf on the Podium

Racing driver Khaled Al-Mudhaf became the first Kuwaiti to finish third in the GT class of the UAE international championship.

2019 — Drinking Water for Tunisia

The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development signed a KD 30 million financing agreement to improve drinking water supply across 17 Tunisian governorates.

2021 — West Asian Athletics Moves to Kuwait

The West Asian Athletics Association’s general assembly elected Kuwait’s federation head Sayyar Al-Anzi as its president by acclamation for the next four years, and voted to move the association’s headquarters from Bahrain to Kuwait.

Source: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), On This Day in Kuwait — 2014 edition and 2022 edition.