2016 in Kuwait
Incumbents
Events
- 22 April – representatives from the government of Yemen and from Houthi rebels met in Bayan Palace in Kuwait City in an effort to negotiate a resolution to the Yemeni civil war.Hussain Al-Qatari, "[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-delta-democrat-times-yemen-joins-bri/134098875/ Yemen joins British foreign secretary for talks in Kuwait]", The Delta Democrat-Times via Associated Press (April 22, 2016), p. A16.
- 24 June – Kuwait announced that it would sue the International Olympic Committee $1 billion for blocking athletes from competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics under the Kuwaiti flag due to alleged government interference in sports."[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-kuwait-seeks-1b-suit-a/133978105/ Kuwait seeks $lb suit against IOC]", The Boston Globe (June 24, 2016), p. D2.
- 21 July – Temperatures in Mitrabah reached {{convert|54.0|C|F}}, setting a record for highest temperature recorded in Asia.{{cite web |date=18 June 2019 |title=WMO verifies 3rd and 4th hottest temperature recorded on Earth |url=https://public-old.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-verifies-3rd-and-4th-hottest-temperature-recorded-earth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218172054/https://public-old.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-verifies-3rd-and-4th-hottest-temperature-recorded-earth |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 18, 2023 |access-date=5 July 2019 |website=public.wmo.int/en |publisher=World Meteorological Organization (WMO)}}
- 8 October – An Egyptian national rammed an explosives-laden garbage truck into a vehicle containing three American soldiers on a Kuwait City highway in "an attempted terrorist attack"; the Americans, unharmed, then saved the Egyptian from his burning vehicle."[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-kuwait-arrests-egyptian/133977859/ Kuwait arrests Egyptian after failed attack on U.S. soldiers]", The Miami Herald (October 9, 2016), p. A22."[https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-us-soldiers-s/133977662/ U.S.: Soldiers saved would-be attacker]", Richmond Times-Dispatch (October 10, 2016), p. A3.
- 16 October – Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dissolved the Kuwait government and set new elections.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-37671913 Kuwait emir dissolves parliament over fuel price row] BBC News (16 October 2016)."[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-national-assem/133977533/ National Assembly dissolved; vote due]", The Philadelphia Inquirer via Deutsche Presse-Agentur (October 17, 2016), p. A04.
- 26 November – General elections held. Opposition candidates won 24 of the 50 seats in the National Assembly.[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/kuwait-poll-opposition-wins-parliament-161127060822207.html Kuwait poll: Opposition wins nearly half of parliament] Al Jazeera, 27 November 2016
- 21 December – after the victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election, the ambassador of Kuwait moved its annual Kuwaiti National Day event to the Trump International Hotel Washington DC.Jonathan O'Connell, "[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-kuwait-moves-dc-gala/133977436/ Kuwait moves D.C. gala to Trump hotel]", The Boston Globe, via The Washington Post (December 21, 2016), p. A6.
Deaths
- 4 October – Ibrahim Al-Soula, composer (b. 1935).[http://www.alhayat.com/article/778674/%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%84 Death of Ibrahim Al-Soula, composer of the Kuwaiti national anthem], Al-Hayat. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511094703/http://www.alhayat.com/article/778674/وفاة-إبراهيم-السولة-ملحن-النشيم-الكويتي |date=May 11, 2020}}
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