Kuwait’s emir travels to Italy for regular medical checks

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah traveled to Italy for medical checks. (File/AFP)

LONDON: Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah traveled on Saturday to Italy for usual medical tests, state news agency KUNA reported.
“Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived in Italy on Saturday to continue with regular medical checkups,” it said in a statement, adding that he was received at the airport by Kuwait’s Ambassador to Italy Nasser Al-Qahtani and members of the embassy.
Sheikh Nawaf assumed power in the Gulf Arab state in 2020 after the death of his brother Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed. 
(With Reuters)