FILE PHOTO: Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (L) reviews Bedouin honour guards upon his arrival at Amman airport February 23, 2015. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
September 8, 2019
DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait’s ruling emir has been admitted to hospital in the United States for medical tests and has postponed a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump planned for this week in Washington, state news agency KUNA said on Sunday.
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, 90, who had been due to meet Trump on Sept. 12, will meet him at a later date, KUNA said, citing a statement from the emir’s office.
(Writing by Sylvia Westall; Editing by David Goodman)
