Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah dies at 86

Kuwait’s ruling emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah died on Saturday, according to a state television. In the television, a statement aired stating, “With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn… the death of Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait.” The Middle Eastern country of Kuwait, which borders Saudi Arabia and Iraq and has had internal power battles behind closed doors, continues to be sensitive about the health of its leaders.