World Mourns the Death of Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf

Gulf countries and leaders from around the world express their condolences and mourn the death of Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. Public offices in Kuwait will be closed for three days, and a state mourning period of 40 days has been announced. Sheikh Nawaf's half-brother, Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, has been named the new emir. Various countries, including Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, the United Kingdom, Kosovo, and the United Nations General Assembly, have all expressed their sorrow and offered their condolences on the emir's passing.