VOL. XLI

No. 45

9-November-1998

KUWAIT

Rudhan Resigns For Health Reasons

The Kuwaiti cabinet on 1 November accepted the resignation of Nasiral-Rudhan as Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs. Mr. Rudhan said that he was steppingdown "solely for health reasonsand this has no relation to any other issuewhatsoever." This is clearly a reference to the corruption accusations leveledagainst the former minister, for which he would have been questioned by parliament had heretained his post. In January...