Kuwait: Protests Against Prime Minister

Thousands protested in Kuwait for the third straight Friday night calling for the emir to remove Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah, and end the feud with his deputy Sheikh Ahmad Fahad al-Sabah, the latest episode in an ongoing feud of Kuwait’s dominant political family. Even while held at night, the protesters brave temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius.

Sultan Al Qassemi writes that in Kuwait and other Gulf countries, social media is emerging as vibrant and candid platform for citizens to confront their lawmakers.