Temporary move: Sheikh Mohammad al-Salem al-Sabah
Sabah steps in to Kuwait oil post
Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Salem al-Sabah will become acting oil minister in the Gulf Arab state's new Cabinet to be unveiled later today, according to reports.
Al-Sabah, a key member of the ruling family, would take over from Oil Minister Mohammad al-Olaim, deputies and a local parliamentary news wire reported.
Reuters quoted local media as saying other candidates had declined the offer to join the Opec producer's new government, worried a political stand-off between Cabinet and parliament may drag on.