Kuwaiti PM names new cabinet
12:06, 30 May 2009
KUWAIT CITY. May 30. KAZINFORM. Newly-appointed Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Friday announces the new cabinet line-up, the official KUNA news agency reported; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The key posts in the cabinet in the oil-rich country are unchanged, including ministers of defense, interior, oil and foreign affairs.
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah approved his nephew Sheikh Nasser's new government line-up.
On May 16, the 13th Parliament elections was held, the third since May 2006 in the country which witnessed repeated political crises in recent years; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.news.xinhuanet.com for full version.