Kuwait’s government submits resignation

Kuwait’s prime minister has submitted his cabinet’s resignation to the ruling emir of the Gulf Arab state, a government spokesman said yesterday.

The resignation came after Kuwaiti lawmakers on Tuesday submitted a motion for a no-confidence vote against Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid al-Jarrah al-Sabah. The emir still has to accept the resignation in order for it to be final.

He would then request a new cabinet to be formed. Lawmakers had questioned Sheikh Khalid over alleged abuse of power, charges he rejected.

The country’s public works minister resigned on Friday after being grilled by parliament about flood damage in the desert country following heavy rainfall. Ten lawmakers had filed a no-confidence motion against her, according to local media. The assembly’s speaker, Marzouq al-Ghanem, told state news agency KUNA yesterday that the emir does not intend to dissolve parliament.