Another day, another minister resigns in oil-rich Kuwait.
This time it was the deputy prime minister and finance minister Mustafa Shimali, who has held the top finance job since 2007. He stepped down during a marathon 11-hour parliamentary grilling session where lawmakers quizzed him over financial irregularities in his departments. He denied the claims.
The former minister, recognisable for his incessant smoking and gravelly voice, is the latest casualty in a parliamentary push to tackle the misuse of public funds in the oil-rich state. He resigned after 10 lawmakers called for a vote of no confidence, a humiliation too far.
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