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Kuwaiti cabinet attend first parliamentary session
New assembly and government must cooperate says Kuwaiti emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah addresses the opening session of the new parliamentary term in Kuwait City on February 15, 2012. Kuwait formed a new cabinet with 10 fresh faces but the government, which included no women, immediately came under fire from opposition MPs who hold a majority in parliament. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwait’s veteran opposition figure MP Ahmad al-Saadun (2nd R) is congratulated as speaker of Kuwait’s new opposition-controlled parliament, in Kuwait City on February 15, 2012. Saadun, 78, is Kuwait’s longest serving lawmaker. He has been a member of parliament since 1975, winning in every parliamentary poll since then. Kuwait formed a new cabinet with 10 fresh faces but the government, which included no women, immediately came under fire from opposition MPs who hold a majority in parliament. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaitis celebrate the victory of the new parliament speaker Ahmad al-Sadoun during a parliament session of the new parliamentary term in Kuwait City on February 15, 2012. Kuwait formed a new cabinet with 10 fresh faces but the government, which included no women, immediately came under fire from opposition MPs who hold a majority in parliament. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti Islamist MP Khaled al-Sultan, and newly elected deputy speaker, is seen during the opening session of a new parliamentary term in Kuwait City on February 15, 2012. Kuwait formed a new cabinet with 10 fresh faces but the government, which included no women, immediately came under fire from opposition MPs who hold a majority in parliament. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaitis celebrate the victory of the new parliament speaker Ahmad al-Saadun during a parliament session of the new parliamentary term in Kuwait City on February 15, 2012. Kuwait formed a new cabinet with 10 fresh faces but the government, which included no women, immediately came under fire from opposition MPs who hold a majority in parliament. (AFP/Getty Images)
French ambassador to Kuwait Nada Yafi (L) and British ambassador to Kuwait Frank Baker (2L) attend the opening session of the new parliamentary term in Kuwait City on February 15, 2012. Kuwait formed a new cabinet with 10 fresh faces but the government, which included no women, immediately came under fire from opposition MPs who hold a majority in parliament. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti new elected MPs Mohammad al-Jwaihel (R) and Shiite Muslim Abdulhameed Dashti attend the opening session of the new parliamentary term in Kuwait City on February 15, 2012.Kuwait formed a new cabinet with 10 fresh faces but the government, which included no women, immediately came under fire from opposition MPs who hold a majority in parliament. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah addresses the parliament in Kuwait City on February 15, 2012. Kuwait formed a new cabinet with 10 fresh faces but the government, which included no women, immediately came under fire from opposition MPs who hold a majority in parliament. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti new Oil Minister Hani Salamah, attend the opening session of a new parliamentary term in Kuwait City on February 15, 2012. Kuwait formed a new cabinet with 10 fresh faces but the government, which included no women, immediately came under fire from opposition MPs who hold a majority in parliament. (AFP/Getty Images)
