New Kuwait emir stresses unity in first speech

Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah succeeded his late brother Sheikh Sabah to become the new emir of Kuwait on Wednesday.
Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (2-R) reads a statement asfter being sworn in as Kuwait's new Emir at the National Assembly in Kuwait City, as Parilament Speaker Marzouq al-Ghanem (L) looks on, on September 30, 2020. - Kuwait today swore in its new emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, after the death of his half-brother, Sheikh Sabah, who died in the US at the age of 91. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP) (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (2-R) reads a statement after being sworn in as Kuwait's new emir at the National Assembly in Kuwait City, as parliament speaker Marzouq al-Ghanem (L) looks on, on Sept. 30, 2020. - YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images
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Kuwait’s new leader, Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, was sworn in on Wednesday following the death of his brother, longtime ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the day before.

The new leader called for domestic unity in his first speech as ruler of the Gulf state, the state-run Kuwait News Agency reported.

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