Kuwait’s emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (left), visiting the holy city of Mecca alongside Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on 1 June 2019. The Kuwaiti leader died on Tuesday (29 September) at the age of 91. Photo: Bandar Aldandani /AFP.

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