Kuwait’s emir appoints Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad as prime minister

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued a decree on Monday to appoint Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as prime minister.

The emir tasked Sheikh Ahmad with forming a new government, the state news agency KUNA reported.

The new decree was issued a week after the country’s ruler accepted the resignation of the previous government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.

Tension often prevails in the relationship between the government and parliament in Kuwait, leading to the government's resignation or dismissal on several occasions, following repeated interrogations by deputies.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul