Kuwait crown prince will not resign post

A member of the ruling family in Kuwait said on Wednesday that crown prince Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah, who has been suffering poor health, does not intend to resign his post.

A member of the Kuwaiti ruling family said "there is no intention in Sheikh Saad to resign," adding that the health condition of the crown prince is better than expected.

Rumors spread on the resignation of Sheikh Saad this month after the patriotically head of the ruling family, Sheikh Salem al-Ali, called for a "collective leadership" to fill any nearby gap in the authority.

Another source said that the decision, which seemed to have been taken to the effect that the crown prince will remain in his post, came after a mediation between the two branches of al-Jaber and al-Salem, helped in alleviating tensions, adding that "this carried messages between the two sides resulted in calming down the atmospheres."