The Kuwaiti Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft decree appointing Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak as Minister of Emiri Diwan Affairs, two weeks after the previous minister was abruptly dismissed.

The decree was submitted to the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the cabinet said in a statement.

The Emiri Diwan, which serves as the royal palace, said on 28 July that the Emir decided to relieve Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah from the post, without elaborating.

 

(Reporting by Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Richard Chang) ((ahmed.tolba@thomsonreuters.com; +20223948100;))