Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah became the oil-rich nation's new ruling emir Tuesday night, state media reported, reaching the highest post in the country after decades in its ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait’s New Emir Is Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf, Says Cabinet
The cabinet announcement was read out on state television. Under the Gulf Arab state's constitution the crown prince automatically becomes emir and assumes power after taking oath in parliament. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait mourns Emir Sheikh Sabah
Sheik Sabah, 91, had ruled the wealthy oil producer and U.S. ally since 2006 and steered its foreign policy for more than 50 years. His designated successor is his brother, Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Sabah dies at age 91
Sabah, the architect of the nation's modern foreign policy and mediator in some of the worst crises to grip the Gulf, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, the royal court announced. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait’s emir al-Sabah, influential voice in the Middle East, dies at 91
Sabah, who used his influence as the country’s top diplomat to help shape the U.S.-led war against Iraqi occupiers in 1991 and then as ruler oversaw warming ties with Baghdad after Saddam Hussein’s ... ( read original story ...)
Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah dies at 91
Emir who mediated to prevent conflict between Qatar and Saudi Arabia will be succeeded by his brother ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines rethinks ‘flights to nowhere’ idea, will instead turn Airbus into pop-up restaurant
Singapore Airlines has abandoned an idea to put passengers on “flights to nowhere” — i.e., short plane rides that take off and land at the same airport — in favor of simply sitting guests on a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Drops ‘Flights To Nowhere’ After Outcry
Singapore Airlines said Tuesday it had scrapped plans for "flights to nowhere" aimed at boosting its coronavirus-hit finances after an outcry over the environmental impact. With the aviation industry ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan: A United Nations of weaponry
After rewarding himself with a more pliant constitution, the president held a massive military parade. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan: Authorities mulling return to lockdowns
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan appear to be mulling the reimposition of restrictions on people’s movements amid a rise in the number of reported COVID-19 cases. Officials are hoping voluntary compliance ... ( read original story ...)