Kuwait lays to rest late ruler Sheikh Sabah
Kuwait laid to rest late ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al Sabah who died on Tuesday, aged 91, plunging his country into mourning for a leader regarded by many Gulf Arabs as a savvy diplomatic operator and a humanitarian champion.
The cabinet named designated successor Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al Sabah as ruler before he received Sheikh Sabah's body, which arrived in Kuwait on Wednesday from the United States, where he had been hospitalised since July.
Sheikh Sabah was buried at the Sulaibikhat cemetery alongside his kin. The funeral was restricted to ruling family members due to concerns about coronavirus, which along with low oil prices has strained the wealthy petroleum producer's finances.
Sheikh Nawaf takes the reins of the small nation, which holds the world's seventh-largest oil reserves, at a time when the government is trying to boost the finances of a country with a cradle-to-grave welfare system. Oil, investment and foreign policy are not expected to change.
Nawaf is likely to focus on domestic matters such as naming a crown prince who would manage ties with a parliament that has often clashed with the government and hindered economic reform efforts, diplomats and analysts say.
(Source: Reuters)
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