KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah's resignation has been accepted, an official statement said yesterday. "The resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah has been accepted," State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Ali Al-Rashed said in the statement carried by the official KUNA news agency. No reason was given for the resignation of one of the most senior members of the Cabinet but media said he had quit over an alleged graft scandal involving several MPs a
nd possibly government officials. Rashed himself was appointed as acting foreign minister until a new minister is appointed.
Media said that Sheikh Mohammad, who has been foreign minister since 2003, submitted his resignation on Monday and did not attend the Cabinet meeting. Sheikh Mohammad is the second senior ruling family member to quit the Cabinet since June when deputy premier Sheikh Ahmad Fahd Al-Sabah resigned following an apparent power struggle with the prime minister.
The new resignation came as the opposition stepped up its campaign for Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to step down. Leading Islamist opposition MP Faisal Al-Mislem said yesterday that he has obtained "confirmed information" that two new cheques had been issued by the prime minister's office to two lawmakers who were active MPs during the payment. Mislem said he will reveal more information about the two cheques at a rally today, which is planned by the opposition to press for the r
esignation of the prime minister.
nd possibly government officials. Rashed himself was appointed as acting foreign minister until a new minister is appointed.
Media said that Sheikh Mohammad, who has been foreign minister since 2003, submitted his resignation on Monday and did not attend the Cabinet meeting. Sheikh Mohammad is the second senior ruling family member to quit the Cabinet since June when deputy premier Sheikh Ahmad Fahd Al-Sabah resigned following an apparent power struggle with the prime minister.
The new resignation came as the opposition stepped up its campaign for Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to step down. Leading Islamist opposition MP Faisal Al-Mislem said yesterday that he has obtained "confirmed information" that two new cheques had been issued by the prime minister's office to two lawmakers who were active MPs during the payment. Mislem said he will reveal more information about the two cheques at a rally today, which is planned by the opposition to press for the r
esignation of the prime minister.
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