Kuwaiti Emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, state media announced. “With great sadness and sorrow we mourn to the Kuwaiti people, the Arab and Islamic nations, […] the death of the late His Highness Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait,” read a royal court statement carried by the official Kuwait News Agency. The Kuwaiti Cabinet announced a 40-day national mourning and the closure of government departments for three days starting on Tuesday, according to the news agency. …
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