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Amir of Kuwait returns home from US after medical care

Published: 16 Oct 2019 - 02:13 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 10:33 pm
A photo provided by the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA on October 16, 2019 shows the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (R) waving for officials as he arrives at Kuwait international airport. Al-Sabah, returned home today, according to the o

A photo provided by the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA on October 16, 2019 shows the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (R) waving for officials as he arrives at Kuwait international airport. Al-Sabah, returned home today, according to the o

QNA

Kuwait: HH the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah returned home on Wednesday after a visit to the United States for a medical checkup.

HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad has completed the medical checkup, which ended successfully afterward, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.

On September 2, HH the Amir of Kuwait traveled to the United States for a meeting with US President Donald Trump on September 12. The meeting then was canceled when the Kuwaiti Minister of the Amiri Diwan Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah announced on September 8 the hospital's admission of HH Sheikh Sabah, and the date of the meeting would be set later.

On September 13, the Kuwaiti Minister of Amiri Diwan announced that HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah had been discharged from the hospital after successful medical tests. (QNA)