Kuwait

Kuwait: The Next Stop for The Arab Spring?

Protestors stormed into Kuwait’s Parliament to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheik Nasser Mohammed al-Ahmed al-Sabah. A member of the ruling family, Mohammed al-Ahmed al-Sabah is being accused of corruption. The Prime Minister denies the allegations. According to the Kuwait Interior Ministry the protesters injured at least five security guards and “led to the damage of public property[.]”

Kuwait is a key American ally in the region and one of the Middle East’s largest oil exporters. The United States fought a war in 1991 to keep Iraq from invading Kuwait. Kuwait has been one of the countries that has not seen large scale protest that have been a part of the Arab Spring in the region, which has ousted leaders in Egypt, Libya, and several other countries. Having been ruled by the Sabah royal family since 1752, Kuwait still, however, has an elected parliament that has an opposition party. This opposition party, who helped start the protest, has been calling for the resignation of the prime minister citing that prime minister misused public funds. This could be the next state to experience the effects of the Arab Spring.

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http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MzE1MzE0Mzg3Ng==

http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1762300

November 18, 2011 at 01:18 am