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King Mohammed VI has sent a congratulatory message to the Amir of the state of Kuwait, HH Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah on the first anniversary of his accession to power. In this ...
Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, the emir of Kuwait who took power as the ruler of his tiny oil-rich state at a time of paralysis and political infighting in 2020, has died. He was 86.
Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah is expected to officially assume power on Wednesday after the death of his half-brother Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah ...
FILE -- Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, waves as he arrives to attend the second session of the 16th legislative term at the parliament in Kuwait City on Oct. 26, 2021.
Kuwait's ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died, state television reported Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. Credit: AP/Nasser Waggi By The Associated Press Updated December ...
The emir's designated successor is his 83-year-old brother and crown prince, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah. Sheikh Nawaf is not expected to usher in any dramatic change to oil or foreign policy.
Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah was named as Kuwait's new emir on Saturday after the death of his brother Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah aged 86. Sheikh Meshal, 83, spent much of his career ...
The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has died at the age of 91 after ruling the Gulf state for 14 years, officials announced Tuesday.
Kuwait's ruling emir died on Saturday after a three-year, low-key reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nation's internal political disputes. Authorities gave no cause of death.
The emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, who led the oil-rich nation for the past three years in a low-key reign focused on trying to resolve internal political disputes, died Dec. 16.