In Kuwait Sheikh Mubarak died. Kuwait’s rule later alternated between the 2 branches of the al-Sabah family, the al-Salem and the al-Jaber lines, after the 2 sons of Mubarak.
Oil was found in Kuwait.
The Kuwait Investment Authority was founded
A group of Palestinians met in Kuwait and formed Fatah. Yasser Arafat became the group’s leader.
OPEC, the Arab oil-producing nations, announced they would begin cutting back on oil exports to Western nations and Japan.
Dec 4, A five-day hijack drama began as four armed men seized a Kuwaiti airliner en route to Pakistan and forced it to land in Tehran, where the hijackers killed American passenger Charles Hegna.
Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing one pilgrim, wounding 16. Saudi authorities blame Iranian-inspired terrorists and later beheaded 16 Kuwaiti Shiite Muslims for bombings. Iran denied involvement.
Iraq ordered all foreigners in occupied Kuwait to report to authorities or face punishment.
Iraq, hoping to win an end to trade sanctions, recognized the independence and boundaries of Kuwait.
In Kuwait the Parliament rejected a bill that would have allowed women to vote by a vote of 32-30.
In Kuwait a refinery explosion at the Mina al-Ahmedi plant killed 5 people and closed the largest of the 3 oil processing facilities.
