VOL. XLIII

No. 43

23-OCTOBER-2000

KUWAIT

Kuwaits Political Crisis Deepens As Minister Resigns Ahead Of Parliaments Return

Kuwaits National Assembly reconvenes on 28 October after the summer recess amid signs of a deepening political crisis in the country. Before the summer, simmering distrust between parliament and the executive branch of the government had rendered decision-making in Kuwait all but paralyzed, and this state of affairs looks set to continue. On 18 October Information Minister...