Kuwait’s National Assembly began its first session yesterday with a ceremonial speech by Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, who called on MPs to cooperate with the government, end disputes and fend off internal and external dangers.
"Our country is facing a host of internal challenges and external dangers that are hampering progress … and stalling development," Shaikh Sabah told the new parliament elected on February 2 in snap polls.
"Fending off these dangers should top your list of priorities … and preserving national unity and fighting dissent… should be your most important duty."
