Kuwait's Emir Thursday ordered the national guard and security forces to take all “necessary” measures to maintain security after angry protesters stormed the country's parliament. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued the order in a statement by the Cabinet which held an emergency meeting a day after opposition-led protesters calling for the premier's resignation broke into the assembly. The emir “ordered the interior ministry and the national guard to take all measures and preparations necessary to confront whatever undermines the security of the country and public order,” said the statement. Forces were ordered to be “provided with all authority necessary to ensure security and the application of the law... to put an end to such shameful provocative acts.” The Kuwaiti Emir also condemned the storming of the parliament.
