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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwait Emir Suspends Parliament Sessions for a Month

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree suspending parliament's sessions for one month. (EPA)

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree suspending parliament's sessions for one month as of Feb. 18, said a statement posted on the cabinet Twitter account on Wednesday.

The move follows a standoff between the elected assembly and the government that led the cabinet to resign last month.

On Jan. 24 the Emir reappointed Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah to nominate a new cabinet and the premier had been holding consultations with MPs ahead of doing so.

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