Kuwait’s new emir, Sheikh Nawaf, on Wednesday named Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah, a long-serving top security official, as crown prince. Sheikh Meshal, 80, has been deputy chief of the Kuwait National Guard since 2004, largely staying out of the political scene and away from disputes within the royal family. ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan departed Wednesday from Kuwait for Qatar, the second destination of his single-day working visit. The private jet “TUR” carrying Erdogan and his accompanying delegation landed at Kuwait Emirate Airport at 12:15 p.m. (9:15 a.m. GMT). The president was welcomed by a Kuwaiti delegation headed by ...
