Sheikh Nawaf al-Sabah sworn in as new emir of Kuwait

Nawaf, 83, took the constitutional Oath and become the sixteenth Emir of the gulf monarchy.

He succeeded to the throne following the death of his half-brother, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, earlier on Tuesday.

Nawaf had been nominated as Crown Prince on 7 February 2006 against the tradition of the Al-Sabah family, according to which the offices of Emir and Crown Prince alternate between the Al-Jaber and Al-Salem branches. (ILKHA)