The prime minister and the cabinet had been acting in a caretaker role since the resignation DUBAI: Kuwait"s emir has reappointed Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah as prime minister, after the cabinet resigned last week in a standoff with parliament over its vote to question the premier, the state news agency KUNA reported on Sunday. The prime minister and the cabinet had been acting in a caretaker role since the resignation. The emir tasked the prime minister with nominating a new cabinet.