Kuwait's ruler has accepted the resignation of the government, but has asked the Cabinet to remain in a caretaker role.
The decision by the emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, to keep the Cabinet in office is likely to anger opposition groups that have pressed for the dismissal of his prime minister amid a growing crisis over corruption accusations.
The report on Monday on the state-run Kuwait News Agency did not give a timetable for how long the caretaker Cabinet could remain before possible elections in the nation.
Earlier, the Kuwaiti government quit on Monday, parliamentary sources said, to resolve demands from protesters and opposition deputies that the prime minister step down over corruption allegations.
It was not immediately clear whether the cabinet's resignation had been accepted by the ruling emir. If he does so, he may then also dissolve parliament before setting a date for new elections.
The parliament speaker told reporters after a meeting with the emir and members of the cabinet that he had not been informed of any decision to dissolve the assembly.
Kuwait saw its greatest political crisis in years escalate sharply earlier this month, when demonstrators accompanied by opposition lawmakers stormed parliament to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al Mohammad Al Sabah.
Kuwait has been locked in a political battle between the government dominated by the ruling Al Sabah family and the elected parliament.
The previous cabinet resigned in March to avoid parliamentary questioning of three ministers, the main weapon the elected body has against the government.