18 October: What Happened On This Day
Shuaiba port changes hands, the Ghiras campaign begins, and an Arab bank opens in China.
In Kuwait
1986 — Shuaiba Port Passes to the Ports Authority
Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued a decree handing the management and operation of Shuaiba Port to the Kuwait Ports Authority, taking it over from the general administration of the Shuaiba area.
1997 — A Club for Cars and Motorcycles
The Kuwait Motor Sports Club for cars and motorcycles was officially registered.
1999 — Ghiras Begins
Ghiras, the national awareness project for drug prevention, was founded.
2005 — The First Arab Bank in China
National Bank of Kuwait opened a representative office in Shanghai, the first Arab bank to open one in China.
2010 — Three Awards for Kuwait TV
Kuwait Television’s delegation to the Jordan Festival for Arab Media won three awards: a gold for the religious programme Nujoom min Al-Kinana, and bronzes for Ghatayah wa Ghenayah and the documentary Al-Forsan.
Source: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) — On This Day in Kuwait.
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