DHAKA: The new ministers of the Kuwaiti government took the parliamentary oath today at the start of a much-awaited session with the lawmakers.

Abdul Mohsen Al Midaj, the deputy prime minister and minister of commerce and industry, Ahmad Al Mualifi, the education minister, Ali Al Abidi, the health minister, Nayef Al Ajami, the endowments and Islamic affairs minister, Hind Al Subaih, the social affairs and labour minister and planning and development state minister, and Yasser Abul, the housing state minister, pledged allegiance to the nation and to the Emir at the special ceremony.

The ministers had taken the oath before the Emir on Monday following the announcement of the new cabinet, gulfnews.com publishes this report on Tuesday.

Two lawmakers, Abdul Hamid Dashti and Nabeel Al Fadhel, displaced two other lawmakers as they were last month declared winners by the constitutional court in the July elections.

They too took the parliamentary oath before formally replacing their two colleagues who had to leave after serving six months.

The new government was announced on Monday hours before the parliamentary session.

BDST: 1951 HRS, JAN 07, 2014
Edited by Robab Rosan, Current Affairs Editor