Kuwait's government resigned on Monday three months after it was sworn in, state media reported, following disputes with lawmakers that have plunged the oil-rich Gulf state into political paralysis.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/01/short-lived-kuwait-cabinet-resigns-after-parliament-disputes

Kuwait's ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, died on December 16 after a three-year, low-key reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nation's internal political disputes.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/kuwaits-ruling-emir-sheikh-nawaf-al-ahmad-al-sabah-dies-at-age-86/article67644886.ece

While Iraqi officials have previously expressed a readiness to recognise Kuwait's land border, the maritime border remains a point of contention.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/07/iraq-and-kuwait-seek-solve-contested-border-issue