Kuwait emir rebukes parliament, cabinet in inaugural speech

Officially taking over from his half-brother Sheikh Nawaf, who passed away on Saturday, Sheikh Meshal is faced with the task of pulling the country out of longstanding political paralysis and reforming a bloated public sector that have turned Kuwait into one of the Gulf's most laggard states. "We have not noticed any change or correction from parliament and cabinet. Instead, the two entities have "harmed the interests of the people and the country," he said.