A view shows the first parliament session held after elections, in Kuwait City, Kuwait December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee/File Photo
KUWAIT, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Kuwait formally dissolved parliament in a decree issued on Tuesday, state news agency KUNA said, as the Gulf Arab state’s crown prince moved to resolve a standoff between the government and elected parliament that has hindered fiscal reform.
Reporting by Ahmed Hagagy in Kuwait, Yomna Ehab and Nayera Abdallah in Cairo; Writing by Lina Najem and Ghaida Ghantous; Editing by Christina Fincher and Tomasz Janowski