31 October: What Happened On This Day

In Kuwait

1962 — A Law for Kuwait Municipality

Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issued Decree-Law No. 31 of 1962, which set out how Kuwait Municipality is organised.

1982 — Ties with Djibouti

Kuwait established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Djibouti.

1999 — Hawalli Gets a Slaughterhouse

The Hawalli Governorate slaughterhouse opened on a 14,550-square-metre site, with the slaughter hall, an administration building, a waste-treatment building and public facilities.

2004 — A Blackout in Ramadan

Most of Kuwait lost power after a technical fault at the Al-Omariya substation, one of the main transfer stations, during routine maintenance. The country lost 75 per cent of its power-station output, in the middle of Ramadan.

2008 — Gulf Gold in Bowling

Kuwait’s men’s bowling team won the 9th Gulf Bowling Championship at the Cosmo bowling centre in Souq Salmiya, taking 10 medals: four gold, four silver and two bronze.

2010 — Meals for Primary Schools

The Ministry of Education launched its school-meals programme for 134,000 primary pupils across the six educational districts, at an approved cost of KD 59 million over three years.

2016 — The Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre

Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah opened the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre: 214,000 square metres with four buildings, a dancing fountain, more than 120,000 square metres of gardens and parking for 3,200 cars.

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