Voters in Kuwait vote to choose the new parliament. Voting began at 12 noon today, and will continue until 12 p.m.
local time. About 835,000 male and female voters have the right to participate in voting to choose 50 members of the National Assembly in 5 electoral districts for a four-year term. The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, dissolved the previous parliament two months after assuming power last December.