Kuwaiti Emir accepts resignation of deputy prime minister and oil minister

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah meets with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (not pictured), during a state visit reception, at Qasr Al Watan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates March 5, 2024. Photo: Abdulla Al Bedwawi/UAE Presidential Court/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree on Sunday accepting the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Emad al-Atiqi.
Kuwait's Finance Minister and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Nora Suleiman Al-Fassam has been appointed as acting oil minister, replacing al-Atiqi, Kuwait's ruling authority office or Emiri Diwan added in a statement.