VOL. XLI

No. 01

5-January-1998

KUWAIT

Political Uncertainties Surround Resignation Of Kuwaiti Finance Minister

The proffered resignation of Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceNasir al-Raudhan - though confirmed last week by Mr. Raudhan himself - continues to beenveloped in a cloud of speculation concerning the future of the Kuwaiti cabinet andrelations between the government and the country's high-profile National Assembly(parliament).

In statements to the press in Kuwait last...