Kuwait's Emir Dissolves Parliament Again, Amid Political Gridlock
Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah
Photographer: Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait's emir again dissolved the small, oil-rich country's parliament Friday, citing the political deadlock that has prevailed in recent years.
Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber made the announcement in an address carried by state television, saying other unspecified portions of the constitution had been suspended as well. He put the suspension at “a period of no more than four years,” without elaborating.