KUWAIT --- Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah died on Saturday aged 86, according to the royal court, just over three years after assuming power in the US-allied Gulf oil producer. The cause of his death was not immediately disclosed. The emir was admitted to hospital late last month due to what the state news agency described at the time as an emergency health problem. Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, 83, who has been Kuwait's de facto ruler since 2021, when the frail emir handed over most his duties, was named as Sheikh Nawaf's successor. Kuwait announced 40 days of mourning and a three-day closure of official departments. World leaders paid tribute ...Keep on reading: Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf dies