Kuwaiti Emir Accepts Government's Resignation
Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accepted Sunday the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. An Emiri Order accepted the government's resignation and instructed it to act as caretaker until the formation of a new cabinet. The Prime Minister submitted his cabinet's resignation as expected to the the Emir on Saturday. The move comes after a new parliament was elected on Thursday and is a procedural one as the current government has to submit its resignation before the legislature's inauguration.