According to Kuwait News Agency ( KUNA ), on this day in Kuwait happend... 1949 -- Bahrain's Amir Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa arrives in the country on an official visit in response to an invitation by Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. 1968 -- Kuwait Cement Company is founded. 1990 -- HH the Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah urges the US secretary of state during a meeting in Taif to drive the occupation Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. 2000 -- The Cabinet endorses formation of a panel for economic reforms.