This handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on November 11, 2023, shows then-Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah attending an emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Riyadh. (HANDOUT / SAUDI PRESS AGENCY VIA AFP)

KUWAIT CITY - The Kuwaiti cabinet on Saturday declared Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the new Emir of Kuwait.

He succeeded the throne following the death of Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah earlier the same day at 86.

Issa Al-Kandari, Kuwait's deputy prime minister and minister of state for cabinet affairs, said in a statement that the cabinet announcement came "in accordance with the constitution and Article 4 of Law No. 4 of 1964."

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In the statement broadcasted on state TV, Al-Kandari announced a 40-day mourning period to commemorate the passing of Emir Nawaf, the 16th Emir of Kuwait.