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Kuwait declares Crown Prince Mishal as new Emir

KUWAIT, Sunday, December 17, 2023 (WAFA) – The Kuwaiti cabinet has 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 yesterday at the age of 86, Kuwait's KUNA news agency reported.

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.

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