Kuwait Appoints New Cabinet

The Kuwait Central Bank towers are pictured over the traditional Dhow harbor in Kuwait City, Kuwait March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee/File Photo
The Kuwait Central Bank towers are pictured over the traditional Dhow harbor in Kuwait City, Kuwait March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee/File Photo
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Kuwait Appoints New Cabinet

The Kuwait Central Bank towers are pictured over the traditional Dhow harbor in Kuwait City, Kuwait March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee/File Photo
The Kuwait Central Bank towers are pictured over the traditional Dhow harbor in Kuwait City, Kuwait March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee/File Photo

Kuwait appointed Bader al Mulla as its new oil minister in a new cabinet, the Ministry of Information said on Sunday.

Abdul Wahab al-Rasheed is also appointed finance minister and Salem Al-Sabah as foreign minister, the ministry added.

Earlier this month, Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah re-appointed Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Sabah as prime minister.



Saudi FM Receives Separate Phone Calls From His Spanish, British Counterparts

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)
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Saudi FM Receives Separate Phone Calls From His Spanish, British Counterparts

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call on Wednesday from British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy.
During the talks, they discussed regional developments and the efforts to address them.

He also received a phone call from Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, with whom he discussed regional developments and efforts undertaken to address them.