Kuwait Parliament Speaker Lifts Session due Govt. Absence

Kuwaiti Speaker of the National Assembly Ahmad Al-Saadoun - KUNA
Kuwaiti Speaker of the National Assembly Ahmad Al-Saadoun - KUNA
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Kuwait Parliament Speaker Lifts Session due Govt. Absence

Kuwaiti Speaker of the National Assembly Ahmad Al-Saadoun - KUNA
Kuwaiti Speaker of the National Assembly Ahmad Al-Saadoun - KUNA

Kuwaiti Speaker of the National Assembly Ahmad Al-Saadoun lifted the parliament session on Wednesday due to government absence.
The speaker said the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Shereeda Al-Mousherji told him by phone that the government would not attend the session, KUNA reported.
The session will resume on March 5 and 6, he said.
As per Article 116 of the Constitution, the prime minister or some ministers must attend parliament sessions.



Trump Says May Visit Saudi Arabia Next Month

US President Donald Trump takes part in a signing of an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 31 March 2025. (EPA)
US President Donald Trump takes part in a signing of an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 31 March 2025. (EPA)
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Trump Says May Visit Saudi Arabia Next Month

US President Donald Trump takes part in a signing of an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 31 March 2025. (EPA)
US President Donald Trump takes part in a signing of an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 31 March 2025. (EPA)

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he plans to visit Saudi Arabia as early as May in what will be the first foreign trip of his second term, with stops also planned in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

"It could be next month, maybe a little later," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

Four sources briefed on the matter said mid-May was being looked at as the timing for the trip. Trump made Saudi Arabia and Israel the initial stops on his inaugural foreign trip during his first term in 2017.

Topics likely to be discussed include Russia's three-year-old war in Ukraine and the war in Gaza, one source said.

Saudi Arabia has played a prominent role in US foreign policy, including hosting US ceasefire talks with Russia and Ukraine.

"An opportunity for international travel for the president is something that is being looked at. We don’t yet have a specific plan, and we will provide that information when it is official," a White House official said ahead of Trump's remarks.