DUBAI:ÌýKuwait appointed a new cabinet on Wednesday, naming newÌýdefense and oil ministers, Kuwait News Agency reported.Ìý
Hussein Ismail Mohammad Ismail was appointed oil minister, replacing MohammedÌýAbdulatif Al-Fares.
Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah kept his foreign minister role andÌýAbdulwahab Al-Rasheed remained asÌýfinance minister.Ìý
SheikhÌýAbdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-SabahÌýwas named as defense minister.
Earlier on Wednesday, Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah wasÌýreappointed as Kuwait’s prime minister under an Emiri order.
Sheikh Ahmad presented a list of the new cabinet members toÌýCrown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who then approved the cabinet.Ìý
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