KUWAIT: The cabinet, which had been in place since snap elections in November 2016, will continue running the country, a close USA ally, in a caretaker capacity before a new cabinet is appointed. Kuwait’s emir has accepted the government’s resignation amid political turmoil in the Gulf country. Lawmakers were preparing this week to discuss a no-confidence vote in Information Minister Sheikh Mohammed al-Sabah after he was questioned over violations of budgetary and legislative rules, Kuwait Times said in a report. Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah had offered the resignation of his government, reports Al Jazeera. An Emiri decree accepting the resignation indicated that current ministers should carry out urgent affairs until the next government is formed. A member of Kuwait’s ruling family, Al Sabah also now serves as acting information minister. The cabinet was less than a year old after being appointed following last November’s parliamentary elections that saw major gains from opposition MPs. Recently, several ministers have used resignation as a means of avoiding parliamentary oversight into their work.
