Two Kuwaiti lawmakers resigned on Sunday, bringing to five the number of MPs who have quit in protest at the parliament's refusal to question the prime minister on corruption allegations.

MP Ali al-Rashed, a former parliament speaker, and MP Safa al-Hashem, the only female lawmaker in the 50-member house, said they resigned because the situation in the Gulf state has reached a "deadlock."

Three Kuwaiti opposition MPs resigned on Wednesday in protest at parliament's denial of their request to question the prime minister over allegations he gave cash handouts to lawmakers.

Riyadh al-Adasani, Abdulkarim al-Kundari and Hussein al-Mutairi had filed a request last week to question Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah, in a move that could have led to his dismissal.

Three opposition MPs on Thursday sought to question Kuwait's prime minister, accusing him of giving cash handouts to lawmakers and mismanagement in sovereign wealth fund investments.

The request, filed by Riyadh al-Adasani, Abdulkarim al-Kundari and Hussein al-Mutairi, could lead to a no-confidence vote that may force Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah's dismissal.

A Kuwaiti judge Sunday ordered two newspapers to close for two weeks for breaking a news blackout on a videotape allegedly showing former senior officials plotting a coup, a legal source told Agence France Presse.

The order against the independent al-Watan and Alam al-Youm newspapers was issued after the information ministry filed a complaint, the source said.

A Kuwaiti lawmaker Thursday urged his government to send stateless people convicted of breaching public security and protesting to a camp he suggested should be built in the desert.

Nabil al-Fadhl, a pro-government MP known for his strong positions against Kuwait's stateless people, said the camp should be supplied with food and the necessary amenities.

Kuwait's prime minister told MPs Tuesday that a videotape allegedly showing former senior officials plotting a coup was "tampered with," parliament speaker Marzouk al-Ghanem said after a secret session.

Local media have said the former officials in the videotape include a senior member of the ruling family, without giving details.

Kuwait's opposition called Saturday for broad democratic reforms including a Western-style party system to limit the powers of the emirate's ruling family.

The call came in a "national political reform program," launched by the Opposition Coalition in the Gulf state where political parties are banned.

Kuwait's royal court appealed for calm Wednesday as the country was abuzz with rumors about a videotape allegedly showing former senior officials plotting to overthrow the oil-rich Gulf state's government.

The appeal comes two days after Sheikh Ahmad Fahad al-Sabah, a senior member of the family and former minister, was questioned by the public prosecutor for five hours about the tape, which he said he had handed over to Kuwait's leaders.

Kuwait said Tuesday it will supply Egypt with 85,000 barrels of oil daily and 1.5 million tonnes of fuel for three years as part of a newly agreed commercial deal.

The supplies would be valued at market prices and delivered by the end of 2016 under the agreement struck on Monday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corp. marketing chief Ibrahim al-Mudhaf.

Kuwait's Islamic affairs minister, accused by a senior U.S. official of promoting jihad in Syria, was reported Monday as saying he will stay on after his resignation was rejected.

Al-Qabas daily cited Nayef al-Ajmi as saying he will remain in the post after a request from the "political leadership" following a meeting on Sunday.