Kuwait Emir Suspends Parliament Sessions for a Month

Gulf

February 17th, 7:24pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree suspending parliament's sessions for one month. (EPA)

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree suspending parliament's sessions for one month as of Feb. 18, said a statement posted on the cabinet Twitter account on Wednesday. The move follows a standoff between the elected assembly and the government that led the cabinet to resign last month. On Jan. 24 the Emir reappointed Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah to nominate a new cabinet and the premier had been holding consultations with MPs ahead of doing so.

from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2811861/kuwait-emir-suspends-parliament-sessions-month