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The news was reported live by the oil-rich Gulf state television station. In place of Sheikh Sabah was his brother, Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah.
State television station Kuwait stopped its program and cut off verses from the Qur’an, which is usually done when a member of a royal family dies, before officially announcing the Emir’s death to the people of Kuwait.
“With great sorrow and grief for the Kuwaiti people, the Islamic and Arab world as well as people from friendly countries, Emiri Diwan mourned the death of Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, the emir of Kuwait,” said the Emir’s office. when confirming his death as quoted from Russia Today, Tuesday (29/9/2020).
News of the Kuwaiti emir’s death had emerged hours earlier but was denied by the government, which insisted that the figure who had ruled for 14 years in Kuwait was in stable condition and that he was receiving the treatment he had recommended.
In June, the Emir of Kuwait underwent an unspecified operation and then went to the US for treatment. He also had to be hospitalized last year after suffering what Kuwaiti officials described as a medical “setback”.(Also read: Kuwaiti Rulers Go to the United States for Medical Treatment)
Sheikh Sabah has ruled Kuwait since 2006, but he has directed the country’s foreign policy for more than half a century, making him one of the United States’ (US) key allies in the region.(Also read: Trump Awarded a Prestigious Medal of Honor to the Emir of Kuwait)
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