KUWAITI PM RESIGNS AMID PARLIAMENT CRISIS

Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah offered the resignation of his government yesterday, pan-Arab satellite channel Al Arabiya TV said. Lawmakers were preparing this week to discuss a no-confidence vote in Information Minister Sheikh Mohammed al-Sabah after he was questioned over violations of budgetary and legislative rules, Kuwait Times said in a report. The major oil producer has the oldest legislature among the Gulf Arab states and experiences frequent cabinet reshuffles. The latest government was formed in February.