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- Leaders from Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman and Iraq flew to Kuwait to offer condolences to the Kuwaiti royal family
CAIRO: Arab leaders flew to Kuwait on Thursday to offer condolences to the family of the late Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who passed away this week aged 91.
The newly crowned emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the brother and successor of Sheikh Sabah, has received leaders from Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman and Iraq.
Jordan鈥檚 king Abdullah II and his son, Crown Prince Hussein, offered their condolences to the Kuwaiti royal family. The Jordanian king鈥檚 delegation also had senior officials, among them was the country鈥檚 prime minister, foreign minister and senate president.
The president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Iraqi President Barham Salih, and Oman鈥檚 Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al-Said were among those paying their respects.
El-Sisi and Sultan Haitham were received at the Emiri Terminal by Emir Sheikh Nawaf.
抖阴短视频 was represented by Mansour bin Mutib, an adviser to King Salman.
Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad also offered his condolences.
Lt. Gen. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, the UAE鈥檚 deputy prime minister and interior minister, and Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, minister of tolerance and coexistence also attended the funeral to pay their respects.
Sheikh Sabah was buried on Wednesday after his body was flown home from the United States, where he had been receiving treatment since July.