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Kuwait's Emir Has Reportedly Been Sent to Hospital for Medical Check-Up
Kuwait's Emir Has Reportedly Been Sent to Hospital for Medical Check-Up
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Earlier in the day, Kuwait's KUNA state news agency reported that the country's head, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber al-Sabah, has been admitted to hospital... 18.07.2020, Sputnik International
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Kuwait's Emir Has Reportedly Been Sent to Hospital for Medical Check-Up
09:45 GMT 18.07.2020 (Updated: 16:53 GMT 18.07.2020) Earlier in the day, Kuwait's KUNA state news agency reported that the country's head, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber al-Sabah, has been admitted to hospital for medical checks.
Kuwait's crown prince will temporarily exercise some of the ruling emir's constitutional duties, per a royal decree, according to the state news agency KUNA.
The decree comes hours after the agency reported quoting Emiri Court Affairs Minister Sheikh Ali Jarrah al-Sabah as saying that the 91-year-old sheikh would undergo a medical check-up, without providing any further details.
Last year, Kuwait acknowledged that the emir had suffered an unspecified medical "setback" that required him to be hospitalised.
This came after visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter that he was "praying for Emir's speedy recovery,” without elaborating.
Sheikh Sabah has been ruling Kuwait since January 2006. He's pushed for diplomacy to solve regional issues, such as the ongoing boycott of Qatar by four Arab nations, and hosted major donor conferences for war-torn nations like Iraq and Syria.
