30 March 2011 - 19:30

Kuwait's official news agency says the nation's Cabinet has resigned over regional turmoil, apparently a reference to the Bahrain conflict.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The agency says  Kuwaiti Wahhabis forced the Cabinet resigned because of "recent local developments" and the "negative aftershocks on the country's national unity, security and stability."

This appeared to be an attempt by three Cabinet ministers, members of the ruling family, to avoid being questioned over why Kuwait did not contribute troops to the Persian Gulf force that was sent to Bahrain. There, a Sunni Muslim monarchy is facing pro-democracy protests led by the island nation's Shiite majority.

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