Kuwait emir takes oath before MPs (BBC, 1/29/06)
It was the first time a Gulf ruler had been deposed by an elected body.
Legislators voted 64-0 on Sunday morning to appoint Sheikh Sabah, who is in his mid-70s and served as foreign minister for 40 years.
Analysts say he is a reformist minded statesman who has pushed ahead with enfranchising women and economic liberalisation.
The confirmation brings to an end a succession struggle within the ruling al-Sabah family following the death of Emir Jaber al-Ahmad in January.
A BBC correspondent in the Gulf says Kuwaitis watched in amazement as members of the ruling al-Sabah family quarrelled about the succession.
