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Kuwait's Cabinet Resigns in Political Dispute

   VOA News  March 31, 2011
   The Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, gives his opening
   speech to the third ordinary session of the 13th legislative term for
   the National Assembly, in Kuwait, October 26, 2010

Photo: AP

   The Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, gives his opening
   speech to the third ordinary session of the 13th legislative term for
   the National Assembly, in Kuwait, October 26, 2010

   Kuwait's cabinet has resigned after parliament filed petitions to
   question three senior ministers who are part of the country's ruling
   al-Sabah family.
   The state-run news agency says the cabinet members Thursday decided to
   tender their resignations to ruling Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad
   al-Sabah.
   The French News Agency (AFP) says parliament had been seeking to
   question the three ministers about corruption allegations and an
   alleged failure to perform their duties.
   Syrian offical media quotes a state minister who says the decision
   followed "recent local developments" and their "relative negative
   aftershocks" on Kuwait's national unity and security.
   The resignations come at a time when an opposition campaign is under
   way for the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammed
   al-Ahmad al-Sabah, a nephew of the emir.
   In December, opposition lawmakers filed a motion of "non-cooperation"
   against the prime minister. They allege he violated the constitution
   and suppressed freedoms in attempts to curb opposition.
   In January, he narrowly survived a non-confidence vote in parliament.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.
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