Kuwait City (AFP) - Parliament on Tuesday rejected a demand by a Shiite MP to question the foreign minister over Kuwait’s participation in Saudi-led air strikes against Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen.
A majority of lawmakers approved Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah’s stand that questioning on the Yemen war would breach the constitution.
Forty-five MPs voted in favour, nine against while two abstained.
Lawmakers who backed the move said that declaring war is a sovereign issue decided by the emir.
However, parliament accepted a motion to hold the questioning behind closed doors.
Since March 26, a Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out air strikes against the Houthis and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh after they overran large parts of Yemen.
There are just seven Shiite MPs in Kuwait’s 50-seat parliament.
Along with Kuwait, all are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council which also includes Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.
Oman is the only GCC member not taking part in the Saudi-led coalition waging the Yemen air war.
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