news.yahoo.com/…“With great sadness and sorrow we announce to the Kuwaiti people, to the Arab and Islamic Nations, and the nations of the world, the passing of his highness, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Emir of the state of Kuwait” said Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak, the Minister of Emiri Diwan Affairs. In recent months, consensus returned between the government and the parliament. www.theguardian.com/…Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, 83, who has been Kuwait’s de facto ruler since 2021, when the frail emir handed over most his duties, was named as Sheikh Nawaf’s successor. The channel had cut its regular programming and switched to a broadcast of a Koranic recital before the announcement. apnews.com/...“With great sadness and sorrow, we — the Kuwaiti people, the Arab and Islamic nations, and the friendly peoples of the world — mourn the late His Highness the emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, who passed away to his Lord today,” said Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Al Sabah, the minister of his emiri court, who read the brief statement.

Source: The Guardian December 16, 2023 15:41 UTC