Kuwaiti emir dead at 91

Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has died in a US hospital, according to Kuwaiti state television.
A picture taken on September 29, 2020 in Kuwait City shows a portrait of Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. - Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, regarded as the architect of the nation's modern foreign policy, died today at the age of 91, according to the royal court. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP) (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
A picture taken Sept. 29, 2020, in Kuwait City shows a portrait of Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. - YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images
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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.

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