
Kuwait Mourns the Death of Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who passed away at the age of 86, has been laid to rest in a private funeral attended by select relatives. The new emir, Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, accompanied his half-brother's coffin, draped in a Kuwaiti flag. A 40-day mourning period has begun, and a three-day shutdown of government offices will last till Tuesday. Sheikh Nawaf held public service offices for six decades and was known as the "emir of pardons" for issuing numerous amnesties for political prisoners.
