Kuwait emir Sheikh Nawaf dies, Sheikh Meshal to succeed
Hindustan Times|December 17, 2023
Kuwait's ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, died on Saturday after a three-year, lowkey reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nation's internal political disputes.
Kuwait emir Sheikh Nawaf dies, Sheikh Meshal to succeed

Kuwait state television broke into programming with Quranic verses just before a sombre official made the announcement.

"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 AI 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.

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