Kuwait emir receives report on dissidents’ amnesty – state news agency

Kuwait's Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah attends the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula

(Reuters) – Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah received a preliminary report from the heads of government, parliament and judiciary spelling out the standards of a planned amnesty pardoning dissidents.

The amnesty has been a major condition of opposition lawmakers to end a months-long standoff with the government.

(Reporting by Shakeel Ahmed; Writing by Lilian Wagdy; Editing by Alison Williams)

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