Kuwaiti Cabinet Resigns But Parliament Dissolution Seen Unlikely
A portrait of Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on a billboard on one of the main roads in Kuwait City.
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Kuwait’s government resigned on Thursday, days after questioning by lawmakers forced a minister to quit and triggered a request for a no-confidence vote against another.
The government of Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, who has been premier since November 2011, submitted its resignation to Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, who later accepted it. Parliament Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim said he doesn’t believe the ruler intends to dissolve the legislature, the official KUNA news agency reported.