KUWAIT, Muharram 5, 1433, Nov 30, 2011, SPA -- Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah named outgoing Defence Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah as new Prime Minister on Wednesday, after the resignation of the government, according to Reuters. The Emir called on his nominee to form a government, in a decree carried on the official state news agency KUNA. --SPA 21:50 LOCAL TIME 18:50 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/948351