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Kuwait
Security service reform gives Kuwaiti interior ministry greater powers

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Emir of Kuwait Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Emir of Kuwait Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. © Xinhua/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

The Emir of Kuwait, who has begun a major reform of the security and intelligence services, has turned his attention to the national security service. He plans to place it under the authority of the interior ministry, which should further bolster that ministry's role.

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