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Kuwaiti prime minister asked to form third government this year

Kuwait's often fractious politics have seemed to have increased since the death last year of Emir Shaikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah.

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Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah waits before speaking during the UN Climate Change Conference during day three of COP26 at SECC on Nov. 2, 2021, in Glasgow, United Kingdom. — Hannah McKay/Getty Images

Kuwait’s prime minister was tasked today with once again forming a government.

Prime Minister Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah was instructed to form a governmental cabinet by an “emir order,” the official Kuwait News Agency reported, referring to Kuwait’s ruler, the Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.

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