VOL. XLIV

No 44

29-October-2001

KUWAIT

ProminentDeputy Calls For Restructuring Of Royal Household

Aprominent member of Kuwaits National Assembly and Chairman of its ForeignAffairs Committee, Muhammad al-Saqr, has urged the ruling al-Sabah family tocarry out radical internal reforms. Speaking in parliament on 23 October, MrSaqr called for a restructuring and a redefining of responsibilities in theruling household. He said he felt compelled to raise the subject, despite itssensitivity, because it...