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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwait Re-Appoints Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah as PM

A view of Kuwait City, Kuwait. (AFP file photo)

Kuwait's Crown Prince re-appointed Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Sabah as prime minister and asked him to nominate a cabinet, state news agency KUNA reported on Sunday, more than a month after the government resigned due to renewed friction with parliament.

A long-running standoff between the government and the elected parliament has hampered efforts by the country to push through fiscal reforms, including a debt law allowing Kuwait to tap international markets.

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