Kuwaiti Emir Approves Government Resignation Amid Dispute

Published November 15th, 2021 - 09:24 GMT
Kuwaiti emir accepts government resignation
Kuwait's Parliament Speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim (L), Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (C), and Crown prince Sheikh Meshal al-Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah (R) attend the second session of the 16th legislative term, at the parliament in Kuwait City on October 26, 2021. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
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Kuwaiti Emir asked government to remain in a caretaker.

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Sunday accepted the resignation of the country’s government, according to the state news agency KUNA.

An Emiri decree asked the government to remain in a caretaker capacity until a new cabinet is formed, KUNA said.

Last week, Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah submitted his government’s resignation, amid a dispute with lawmakers over a host of issues, including corruption and handling of the country’s COVID-19 outbreak.

The government was formed in March after the previous cabinet of Sheikh Sabah resigned in January.


This article has been adapted from its original source.

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