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Kuwaiti Emir accepts resignation of deputy prime minister and oil minister

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Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree on Sunday accepting the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Emad al-Atiqi.

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Abdulla Al Bedwawi/UAE Presidential Court/Handout via Reuters

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Abdulla Al Bedwawi/UAE Presidential Court/Handout via Reuters

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree on Sunday accepting the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Emad al-Atiqi.

Kuwait's Finance Minister and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Nora Suleiman Al-Fassam has been appointed as acting oil minister, replacing al-Atiqi, Kuwait's ruling authority office or Emiri Diwan added in a statement.

Reporting by Ahmed Tolba and Adam Makary

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