Filed on October 16, 2016 | Last updated on October 16, 2016 at 06.35 pm

Kuwait's state-run television and news agency made the announcement on Sunday after an emergency government meeting.

Kuwait's Cabinet has resigned and its parliament has been dissolved over a "lack of cooperation", setting the stage for early elections.

Kuwait's state-run television and news agency made the announcement on Sunday after an emergency government meeting.

Kuwait, a major oil producer and a stalwart US ally, held its last parliamentary election in 2013. In that race for the 50-seat legislative body, some groups and opposition boycotted the vote.

In this coming election, Kuwait faces the squeeze of low global oil prices. Government-subsidized gasoline prices have been raised and other benefits have been cut, leading to growing dissent.