Kuwait reappoints recently resigned prime minister

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KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait’s ruler reappointed the nation’s former prime minister Thursday just days after his resignation, a step toward formation of a new government that could at least temporary sideline opposition Islamists.

The official Kuwait News Agency said the decree by the emir, Sheik Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, also calls for reinstated Prime Minister Sheik Jaber Al Hamad Al Sabah to designate members of his Cabinet.

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