Kuwait's Emir dissolved parliament Tuesday and set the Gulf nation toward elections, citing “deteriorating conditions.” The decision by the Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, comes less than a week after he named a new prime minister and parliament sessions were put on hold. The action marks the fourth time in less than six years that the Emir has dissolved parliament. Elections must be held within 60 days. “Due to the deteriorating conditions that led to the obstruction of the process of achievements and threatened the country's higher interests, it became necessary to resort to the people to select their representatives, overcome existing obstacles and realize national interests,” said a statement by the Emir. Last week, the Emir appointed former Defense Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah as the new premier.
