adrian0719 224 Posted July 22, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 07:53, adrian0719 said: Emir of Kuwait admitted to hospital. Flying to US for medical treatment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,951 Posted August 4, 2020 On 22/07/2020 at 21:31, adrian0719 said: Flying to US for medical treatment. (Emir of Kuwait) shows remarkable improvement. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted September 10, 2020 Rumours beginning to circulate of the death of the Emir of Kuwait. Saudi journalists are tweeting their condolences, but no official word yet. Take it with a pinch of salt I’d say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted September 10, 2020 Denied by the Kuwait army apparently: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted September 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Denied by the Kuwait army apparently: I believe that denial was in relation to rumours of the Kuwaiti Army making manoeuvres in Kuwait City (as a result of the supposed death) as opposed to an outright denial that the Emir has died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted September 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Denied by the Kuwait army apparently: Looks like he’s stable according to this. Think he definitely should make an appearance on the list if he sees 2021. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,951 Posted September 20, 2020 Emir of Kuwait gets US Legion of Merit. Unable to attend, he is receiving treatment at Minnesota Mayo Clinic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted September 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, drol said: Emir of Kuwait gets US Legion of Merit. Unable to attend, he is receiving treatment at Minnesota Mayo Clinic. Oh.... Ooohhh... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted September 20, 2020 Would be a perfect replacement for Daniel Arap Moi tbh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,951 Posted September 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Joey Russ said: Would be a perfect replacement for Daniel Arap Moi tbh We promised that place to Kenny Kaunda... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted September 29, 2020 Once again rumours float of the death of the Emir of Kuwait. CNN Turkey reports. Edit: State TV has cut regular broadcasting and is now broadcasting verses from the Qur’an. Edit 2: Confirmed dead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted September 29, 2020 24 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Once again rumours float of the death of the Emir of Kuwait. CNN Turkey reports. Edit: State TV has cut regular broadcasting and is now broadcasting verse from the Qur’an. Wonder if when the Duke of Edinburgh dies, the BBC could just cut to old Bernard Manning routines? 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 224 Posted September 29, 2020 Dead per Kuwait TV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Red Death 87 Posted September 29, 2020 And Al Jazeera's up too: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/29/hold-kuwaits-sheikh-sabah-dies-at-the-age-of-91 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted September 29, 2020 7 hours ago, Thatcher said: Once again rumours float of the death of the Emir of Kuwait. CNN Turkey reports. Edit: State TV has cut regular broadcasting and is now broadcasting verses from the Qur’an. Edit 2: Confirmed dead. Obituaries: BBC, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Daily Express, The Guardian. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,745 Posted September 29, 2020 On 20/09/2020 at 19:45, drol said: We promised that place to Kenny Kaunda... And it seems that now there are no competitors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted November 11, 2020 Bahrain prime minister and prince Sheikh Khalifa dead at 84 years: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/bahrain-prime-minister-sheikh-khalifa-bin-salman-al-khalifa-dies-13516250 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,745 Posted November 11, 2020 16 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said: Bahrain prime minister and prince Sheikh Khalifa dead at 84 years: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/bahrain-prime-minister-sheikh-khalifa-bin-salman-al-khalifa-dies-13516250 Big death, was the prime minister for 50 years 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,745 Posted December 20, 2020 On 29/09/2020 at 16:10, Thatcher said: Once again rumours float of the death of the Emir of Kuwait. CNN Turkey reports. Edit: State TV has cut regular broadcasting and is now broadcasting verses from the Qur’an. Edit 2: Confirmed dead. Oldest son and former deputy prime minister and defence minister sheikh Nasser dead at 72 only a few months after his father's death. https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/sheikh-nasser-sabah-al-ahmed-former-kuwaiti-minister-of-defence-dies-at-72-1.76024466 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted January 12, 2021 Prince Khalid Abdullah dead aged 84: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/horseracing/13721621/prince-khalid-abdullah-dead-aged-84/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beachy Head 33 Posted January 13, 2021 Didn't know he was that old, sad news. Will be remembered very fondly by Horse Racing fans for his famous pink and green silks that Enable and Frankel won on. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,641 Posted January 31, 2021 Turki bin Nasser Al Saud (wiki) dead at 72. Notable for being one of the high ranking Saudi princes arrested in 2017 as part of the 2017–19 anti-corruption purge. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 24, 2021 Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid, UAE finance minister for the past 50 years and a deputy Prime Minister in the early 1970s, has died. He was 75. https://www.arabnews.com/node/1830871/middle-east 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted April 29, 2021 Prince Muhammad bin talal, the younger brother of King Hussein of Jordan, died at 80 years: https://en.ammonnews.net/article/49026 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites