Kuwaiti government resigns amid serious economic crisis

Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah must submit his government's resignation to Kuwait's ruler, Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah after many of his ministers quit their posts, Report states, citing KUNA.

Kuwait government ministers tendered their resignations en masse to Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid on Tuesday, the Ministry of Information announced on Twitter.

After lawmakers submitted a motion in Parliament, the move came after asking to question the premier, local media reported.

Sheikh Sabah must now submit his government's resignation to the OPEC member state's ruler, Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah, for approval.

The official Kuna news agency reported that the prime minister held a meeting with Defense Minister Hamad Jaber Al Sabah and other government ministers on Tuesday. The defense minister submitted the resignation of all the ministers and "put it at his disposal."

The prime minister had been due to be questioned at a parliamentary session on January 19.

The CGC said the government submitted its resignation "in light of developments in the relationship between the National Assembly and the government," but did not elaborate.

The motion to question Sheikh Sabah, who has been premier since late 2019, was submitted by three MPs on January 5 in the first regular session of a new assembly. The opposition made gains after two-thirds of lawmakers lost seats in legislative polls last year.