UPI.com | Kuwait's emir dissolves parliament, cabinet resigns over oil price dispute UPI.com An Iranian man pumps petrol into his car at a gas station in Tehran, Iran in 2012. The cost oil has been cut in half since the summer of 2014 prompting the emir of Kuwait to cut subsidies to citizens That caused dissent, prompting the emir to dissolve ... Kuwait's Emir Dissolves Parliament As Low Oil Prices Squeeze Govt coffers |