1.   A simple majority would have been needed to impeach him, and his removal appeared likely had the emir not dissolved Parliament.

2.   A simple majority would have been needed to remove him, and his removal appeared likely had the emir not dissolved Parliament.

3.   A simple majority would have been needed to impeach him, and his removal in a vote scheduled for next Tuesday appeared likely had the emir not dissolved Parliament.

4.   Emirs have twice dissolved parliaments that were severely critical of government policies.

5.   The emir dissolved parliament after three frustrating years of bickering and criticism of his Cabinet ministers that had overshadowed legislation.

6.   The emir dissolved it two years later.

7.   The emir dissolved it after lawmakers threatened to oust the Islamic Affairs minister over errors and omissions in a recent Koran publication.