14 November: What Happened On This Day
Jahra gets its governorate, a nakhuda who sailed to India, and a higher minimum pension.
In Kuwait
1979 — Jahra Becomes a Governorate
Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued a decree creating Kuwait’s fourth governorate, Jahra.
1982 — Kuwait’s First Ambassador to Tunisia Dies
Diplomat Rajab Al-Rifai, who became Kuwait’s first ambassador to Tunisia in 1962, died.
2005 — Al Soor Fuel Marketing Is Founded
A decree established Al Soor Fuel Marketing Company with capital of KD 30 million.
2005 — KUNA Takes the Chair of FANA
Meeting in Kuwait for its 33rd conference, the general assembly of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) elected KUNA to chair the federation for 2006 and 2007.
2008 — Nakhuda Jassim Al-Asfour Dies
Sea captain Jassim Al-Asfour died aged 89. From 1944 he sailed to most of the ports of India and North Africa; his last voyage was in 1950, after which he turned to trade.
2010 — First Place at Wakeboarding
Jenny Al-Failakawi won the women’s intermediate category at the Malaysia Wakeboard Championship, and Bader Al-Juhaim came second in the open category.
2023 — A Higher Minimum Pension
The National Assembly approved a bill amending Social Insurance Law No. 61 of 1976 to raise the minimum retirement pension.
Source: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) — On this day in Kuwait, 14 November (Arabic).
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