RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince offered his condolences to the new emir of Kuwait on Sunday after the passing of his predecessor Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman traveled to Kuwait on the directives of King Salman and was received by Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Saudi Press Agency reported. Sheikh Meshal thanked the crown prince for his condolences.
The late emir was buried at the Sulaibikhat Cemetery on Sunday following a prayer service. He passed away on Saturday aged 86.
Funeral prayers in absentia were performed at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah on Sunday.
