Arab leaders pay tribute to late emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah

A handout picture released by the press office of the Emir of Kuwait Diwan on October 1, 2020 shows Tunisia's President Kais Saied (L) meeting with Kuwait's new Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah (R) and offering condolences to the latter, while mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Kuwait City. (AFP)

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on October 1, 2020 shows Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) and his son Crown Prince Hussein (2nd-L) offering their condolences to the Kuwaiti royal family while mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, at the Emiri Terminal of Kuwait International Airport. (AFP)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi offers condolences to Kuwait's new Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah on the death of late Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, October 1, 2020. (Kuwait News Agency/Reuters)

A handout picture released by the press office of the Emir of Kuwait Diwan on October 1, 2020 shows Iraq's President Barham Saleh (L) meeting with Kuwait's new Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah (R) and offering condolences to the latter, at the Emiri Terminal of Kuwait International Airport. (AFP)

Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Bin Taimour of Oman offers condolences to Kuwait's new Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah on the death of late Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, October 1, 2020. (Kuwait News Agency/Reuters)

• 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’s king Abdullah II and his son, Crown Prince Hussein, offered their condolences to the Kuwaiti royal family. The Jordanian king’s delegation also had senior officials, among them was the country’s prime minister, foreign minister and senate president.
The president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Iraqi President Barham Salih, and Oman’s 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.
Saudi Arabia 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’s 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.