The families of hostages held in Gaza called on the Israeli government Saturday to make an urgent deal to secure their release after the army admitted “mistakenly” killing three captives. The Israeli army has said the three hostages killed by troops in Gaza on Friday were carrying a white flag and had cried for help […]
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. (Except for the headline, this story has not been […]
The emir of oil-rich Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, died on Saturday, the royal court said, after three years in power. He was 86. “With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn… the death of Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait,” said a statement aired on Kuwaiti state television. State television had […]