KUWAIT CITY, Dec 16, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Kuwait's crown prince, Sheikh Meshal

al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah, was named the oil-rich country's new emir after
the death on Saturday of his predecessor Sheikh Nawaf, state television
reported.

"Kuwait's cabinet names crown prince, his highness Sheikh Meshal... emir of
the state of Kuwait," the broadcaster said.