Kuwait names crown prince Mishal as new emir
22:49 UTC+8, 2023-12-16
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The Kuwaiti Cabinet on Saturday declared Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the new Emir of Kuwait.
22:49 UTC+8, 2023-12-16
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Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah leaves Parliament in Kuwait City, Kuwait in this file photo.
The Kuwaiti Cabinet on Saturday declared Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the new Emir of Kuwait.
He succeeded the throne following the death of Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah earlier the same day at 86.
Issa Al-Kandari, Kuwait's deputy prime minister and minister of state for Cabinet affairs, said in a statement that the Cabinet announcement came "in accordance with the constitution and Article 4 of Law No. 4 of 1964."
In the statement broadcasted on state TV, Al-Kandari announced a 40-day mourning period to commemorate the passing of Emir Nawaf, the 16th Emir of Kuwait.
Source: Xinhua
Editor: Zhu Qing
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