Kuwait, Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Thursday appointed Sheikh Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah as the country's Prime Minister, according to KUNA. The agency cited the Emiri Diwan as saying that 'Following traditional consultations, the Order also asigned the new Prime Minister to from the government and to submit the line-up to His Highness to issue a decree on their appointments. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency