VOL. XXXIX

No. 56

21-October-1996

KUWAIT

New Government In Kuwait; Mazidi Appointed Oil Minister

Following the National Assembly (parliamentary) elections in Kuwait, which were held earlier this month and the subsequent resignation of the government, an Amiri Decree was issued on 15 October appointing a new government composed of 14 ministers, headed by the Prime Minister, Crown Prince Shaikh Sa'd al-'Abd Allah al-Salim al-Sabah. The new government, which is the 18th cabinet to be appointed...