A few hundred people gathered in Kuwait today calling for “a new government, with a new Prime Minister, and a new approach.” While some would say that Kuwait is catching up with the spirit of change raging across the Arab World, others would deny that, saying the Kuwait protests have nothing to do with the rest of the region. Nonetheless, Kuwait is an Arab country, where young people are trying to effect change. Turn out to the protest, which ran smoothly with no incident, was lower than anticipated. @Sultan7879 posts a photograph from the protest: Kuwaiti protesters calling for a new government, with a new Prime Minister He commented: On Twitter, many people announced their intention to take part in the protests. @al_tariq2009 tweeted: In an unexplained move, The Ministry of Interior announced today the closure of the Safat Square, where the protests were originally planned, but that did not deter the people calling for the gathering. @LeKoweit explained: And if you are wondering where the Square of Change is, as you will not find it on any map, here is an explanation from @eL_aldstor : @ShagranQ8 tried to reason why the Safat Square was closed to the protesters: @walladah explained why he protested: