Kuwait crown prince receives ‘reassuring’ call on Emir’s health

Kuwait crown prince receives ‘reassuring’ call on Emir’s health

Kuwait crown prince receives 'reassuring' call on Emir's health

Kuwait crown prince receives 'reassuring' call on Emir's health

Kuwait's crown prince received a call from the deputy head of the national guard reassuring him of the health of Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. (File/AFP)

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Kuwait crown prince receives 'reassuring' call on Emir's health

Sheikh Sabah arrived in the United States last week to complete medical treatment

The Emir is in a stable condition

Updated 30 July 2020

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DUBAI:  Kuwait's crown prince received a call from the deputy head of the national guard reassuring him of the health of Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, state news agency KUNA reported on Thursday.

Sheikh Sabah, who has ruled Kuwait since 2006, arrived in the United States last week to complete medical treatment, and is in a stable condition, Kuwait's cabinet said on Monday. 

Parliament speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim said on Sunday in a statement on the parliamentary Twitter account that the new of the emir's health was "very reassuring."

The emir's designated successor Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah temporarily took over some of the ruler's constitutional duties last Saturday.

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