Kuwaiti emir dead at 91
Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has died in a US hospital, according to Kuwaiti state television.
The emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, died on Tuesday in a Minneapolis hospital, Kuwait's government announced.
Kuwaiti state television broke to Quranic verses Tuesday before announcing the emir's death. He was 91 years old.
The cause of his death has not been announced. Sabah had been ill since at least July, and was flown to the United States later that month after undergoing surgery in Kuwait.
Reports said the emir was suffering from complications from bladder surgery. He received treatment in Rochester, Minnesota, home to the Mayo clinic.
