1.   Although the Kuwaiti emir can pardon convicts, such a move would be extremely unlikely.

2.   He and his team arrived later Friday in Kuwait, where Butler will meet the Kuwaiti emir, Sheik Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah.

3.   He said the men told him he was being expelled because he hosted the show during which the Kuwaiti emir was insulted.

4.   He was taken immediately to a meeting with the Kuwaiti emir, Sheik Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah.

5.   The Kuwaiti emir, Sheik Jaber, and Crown Prince Abdullah of powerful neighbor Saudi Arabia, arrived separately in Bahrain to pay their respects to the royal family.

6.   This is the first time a Kuwaiti emir has followed the constitution and called elections within two months.

7.   This is the first time a Kuwaiti emir has followed the constitution and called for elections within two months.

8.   He held talks with Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah and the crown prince and prime minister Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah.

9.   Abdel Meguid is due to meet Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Tuesday to discuss a possible reconciliation.

10.   But a minister told AFP that the Kuwaiti emir could be pushed to dissolve parliament and call a general election.