DUBAI:Kuwait appointed a new cabinet on Wednesday, naming newdefense and oil ministers, Kuwait News Agency reported.
Hussein Ismail Mohammad Ismail was appointed oil minister, replacing MohammedAbdulatif Al-Fares.
Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah kept his foreign minister role andAbdulwahab Al-Rasheed remained asfinance minister.
SheikhAbdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabahwas named as defense minister.
Earlier on Wednesday, Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah wasreappointed as Kuwait’s prime minister under an Emiri order.
Sheikh Ahmad presented a list of the new cabinet members toCrown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who then approved the cabinet.
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