On June 23, several significant events have marked Kuwait’s history over the years. In 1972, the Kuwaiti dinar was unpegged from the Pound Sterling. In 1987, Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued a decree to regulate aviation. The Aerated Concrete Industries Company (ACICO) was established in 1990. In 1997, an Amiri Decree endorsed the UN convention for combating desertification. In 2000, the US Congress unanimously supported a resolution to release over 600 prisoners held in Iraq. In 2008, runner Mohammad Al-Azmi won a gold medal in the 800-m competition at the Casablanca tournament. In 2010, Kuwait signed a memo with the US on securing nuclear materials. In 2011, the National Assembly voted against cooperation with the Prime Minister. Finally, in 2018, the World Health Organization accredited the children polio laboratory at the Ministry of Health as the regional examination center for the Middle East.
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Today in Kuwait’s history
KUWAIT, June 23 (KUNA) n– n1972 — The Kuwaiti dinar has been unpegged from the Pound Sterling. n1987 — The Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued a decree into law regulating aviation. n1990 — The Aerated Concrete Industries Company (ACICO) was established. n1997 — The Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued an Amiri Decree endorsing the UN convention for combating desertification. n2000 — The US Congress unanimously endorsed a resolution to release more than 600 prisoners held in Iraq. n2008 — Runner Mohammad Al-Azmi won the gold medal in the 800-m competition in the international Casablanca tournament. n2010 — Kuwait signed with the US a memo on securing nuclear materials. n2011 — The National Assembly voted for non-cooperation with His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohamad Al-Sabah. n2018 — The Ministry of Health announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) has accredited the children polio laboratory at the viruses’ ward of the MoH as the laboratory for examining cases in the Middle East. (end) gta