Kuwait’s emir accepts government resignation

SANAA, Nov. 15 (YPA) – Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accepted on Sunday the resignation of the country’s government, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.

The emir instructed the government to act as a caretaker until a new cabinet is formed, KUNA said.

“The resignation of the prime minister and the ministers is accepted, and each minister will continue in his position until the formation of the new government of Kuwait,” the emir is quoted as saying by the KUNA.

On Nov. 8, the Kuwaiti government submitted resignation to the emir. This resignation comes on the eve of a parliamentary session, the agenda of which includes interpellation against the prime minister and a number of members of his government.

On a related note, the Emir of Kuwait on Saturday issued two princely decrees to pardon and reduce the sentence imposed on 35 opponents, in response to a key demand of opposition deputies to end a months-long confrontation with the government.

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