Kuwaiti government submits resignation to Emir

Kuwait's government on Monday submitted its resignation to the ruling emir, leading local newspapers Al Qabas and Al-Rai reported, according to Reuters.

The government has been locked in a standoff with opposition lawmakers who have insisted on questioning Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah in the elected parliament, the report further said.

No further details have been published on the sudden resignation.

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