Kuwait’s crown prince stepped in as partial ruler on Saturday after the hospitalisation of the 91-year-old emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, state news agency KUNA announced.
Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah, “to take over some constitutional jurisdictions of His Highness the Emir temporarily”, KUNA said in a separate statement.
Kuwait’s ruler was admitted to hospital on Saturday for medical checks.
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