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	CNN.com - Kuwait approves new emir - Jan 29, 2006
		Al-Sabah is expected to leave Kuwait's oil policy and the pro-Western stance unchanged.
		He had been emir since 1977, but was generally absent from the political scene in recent years as he battled heart problems and other health issues.
		Kuwait has about 2.3 million residents, about half of whom are foreigners and do not have Kuwaiti citizenship, according to the CIA World Factbook.
	www.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/meast/01/29/kuwait (541 words)

	Ailing new emir of Kuwait refuses to relinquish power
		KUWAIT CITY - The Cabinet on Saturday asked parliament to transfer power from the ailing new emir to the prime minister, but the emir told the legislature that he wanted to take the oath of office.
		The law stipulates that if the emir "loses the physical ability to perform his duties," the Cabinet can take the matter to the parliament which will discuss it in a closed session.
		Jassem al-Kharafi, the speaker of parliament had only just announced the new emir's request to be sworn in when news of the cabinet decision was announced.
	www.freenewmexican.com /news/38248.html (530 words)

	Kuwait Information Office \| News biography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The late Emir affirmed that democratic and consultation-based rule is the basis of all political, social and economic decisions.
		The Emir can be described as the founder of Kuwaiti economic policy ever since he was the Chief of Public Security in 1949 and witnessed the transformation of the Kuwait from a traditional economy to a regulated oil economy.
		Kuwait has been part of the Organization of Islamic Conference which was established in 1969 as an international Islamic organization in quest of unity among Arab and Islamic nations to serve and maintain their mutual interests.
	www.kuwait-info.org /Gallery/biography.html (3149 words)

	CNN.com - Kuwait Emir 'stable' - September 22, 2001
		KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait -- The emir of oil-rich Kuwait, -- and a key Gulf ally for the U.S. -- is said to be in a "stable" condition after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
		Kuwait is a key ally in the Gulf for Washington with U.S. forces already based in the country.
		The emir was Kuwaiti ruler during the Iraqi invasion of the country forcing him and his government to flee into exile.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/meast/09/22/kuwait.stable (260 words)

	Travel in Kuwait City - Kuwait - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Kuwait was nominally a province of the Ottoman Empire, ruled from Constantinople.
		They and other inhabitants of Kuwait chose Sabah bin Jaber to be their ruler in 1756 and the little town at the head of the Arabian Gulf grew through trade, fishing and pearl diving to be one of the most prosperous in the region.
		Kuwait was recaptured on 26 February 1991 and on 14 March, the emir returned to his country.
	www.mideasttravelling.net /kuwait/kuwait_city/kuwait_history.htm (699 words)

	Lebanonwire.com \| Kuwait emir dies, succeeded by ailing crown prince
		KUWAIT CITY - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah died on Sunday aged 79, after a quarter-century in power marked by the trauma of the Iraqi invasion and the fruits of unprecedented economic prosperity.
		Security officials struggled against the dense crowds when the emir's body, wrapped in a Kuwaiti flag and placed in a simple open box, was carried by relatives and aides to a common cemetery 15 kilometers (10 miles) west of the capital.
		The late emir was from the Al-Jaber branch and Sheikh Saad is from the Al-Salem branch of the Al-Sabah family, the two lines that have traditionally been alternating power.
	www.lebanonwire.com /0601MN/06011501LWAF.asp (746 words)

	Sheik Jaber, Emir of Kuwait, Dies at 79
		KUWAIT CITY (AP) - Sheik Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah, the emir of Kuwait who survived an assassination attempt in the 1980s and a decade later escaped Iraqi troops invading his oil-rich Persian Gulf state, died Sunday, state television announced.
		The post of the emir automatically goes to the crown prince, according to the country's 1964 succession law, but it was not clear what the ruling family would decide in the longer term.
		Sheik Jaber, born in 1926 before Kuwait became rich exporting oil and educated by private tutors in his father's palace, was considered a father figure to many Kuwaitis who generally were fond and respectful of the emir.
	www.breitbart.com /news/2006/01/15/D8F4VG580.html (1014 words)

	The Emir Of Kuwait - Independent Online Edition > Obituaries (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah became the Emir of Kuwait in 1977.
		Despite Kuwait's liberal constitution and often rebellious parliament, this sheikhly triumvirate managed to run the country for much of the time as a family fief, relying - like other Gulf monarchies - on the power of wealth and patronage and operating silently in the recesses of their palaces.
		Kuwait now remains as fractured and dependent on external, non-Arab, non-Muslim protection as it was when Sheikh Jaber's great-grandfather Mubarak al-Sabah signed Kuwait's "Treaty of Friendship" with Britain back in 1899.
	news.independent.co.uk /people/obituaries/article338836.ece (2041 words)

	cbs2chicago.com - Kuwait Emir Dead At 79
		Because of his illness, the emir had surrendered much of his authority to his half brother, Prime Minister Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, who is responsible for running the day-to-day affairs of the country.
		The emir was buried in an unmarked grave as members of the ruling family stood by, raising their hands in prayer.
		The new emir attended the burial in a wheelchair.
	cbs2chicago.com /national/topstories_story_015103443.html (1108 words)

	Emir Of Kuwait Dies, Sheik Jaber, 79, Helped Cement Close Ties With United States - CBS News
		Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah, the emir of Kuwait, who has been ailing since suffering a brain hemorrhage five years ago, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006, state television announced.
		The emir of Kuwait, Sheik Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah, who was forced into months of exile by Iraqi forces overrunning his oil-rich Gulf state in 1990 and then supported the United States in invading Iraq more than a decade later, died Sunday.
		The emir agreed to U.S. troops using Kuwait as a launch pad for the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, at a time when even Saudi Arabia would only help the Americans secretly, amid widespread Arab opposition.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/01/15/world/main1209921.shtml?CMP=OTC-RSSFeed&source=RSS&attr=World_1209921 (511 words)

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		Kuwaits Prime Minister Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, right, arrives at the National Assembly before a closed-doors parliament session in which the countrys leadership crisis was resolved in Kuwait City Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006.
		Kuwaits parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously to oust the ailing emir, ending a nine-day leadership crisis, and temporarily handed power to the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah.
		KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- The Cabinet moved swiftly Tuesday night to fill Kuwait's leadership void by naming the prime minister to take over as emir, just hours after the ailing ruler was ousted by parliament.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /news/usworld/news-article.aspx?storyid=50394 (879 words)

	American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee: ADC Extends Condolences on Passing of Emir of Kuwait
		He was also supportive of women's rights and under his leadership, Kuwait granted women full political rights on May 16, 2005, giving women the right to vote and to run for office beginning in 2007.
		HH Sheikh Jaber was the third son of the late Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who was the Emir of Kuwait from 1921-1950.
		In 1976, the year before becoming Emir, he set up the Fund for Future Generations which is a financial safety net for Kuwait, when oil eventually runs out.
	www.adc.org /index.php?id=2710 (475 words)

	Kuwaiti Emir Dies at 78
		The Emir of Kuwait has died after a long illness at the age of 78.
		The announcer says it is with great sorrow the royal court announces the death of Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, who joined God at dawn on Sunday.
		Kuwait has declared a 40-day period of mourning, and all government offices will be closed for three days.
	www.voanews.com /english/2006-01-15-voa3.cfm (263 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Jaber dies
		The announcement of the emir's death was made on state television.
		Sheikh Jaber, who held the post of prime minister from 1965-78 and was heir-apparent from 1966, was the 13th ruler of a 245-year-old dynasty.
		Although he was deputising for Sheikh Jaber, the crown prince's ill health meant many of the emir's daily duties were handed to Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/4613956.stm (510 words)

	Kuwaiti parliament ousts ailing emir - World - theage.com.au
		Kuwait's parliament has voted unanimously to oust the ailing emir, ending a nine-day leadership crisis, and temporarily handed power to the cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah.
		Sheik Sabah, a half-brother of the emir who died on January 15, had been widely expected in recent days to ascend to the throne.
		The largest bloc inside the family was believed to back the emir's ouster and his replacement by Sheik Sabah, the prime minister.
	www.theage.com.au /news/world/kuwaiti-parliament-ousts-ailing-emir/2006/01/25/1138066803155.html (464 words)

	Botschaft Kuwait - Der Emir
		Nach den traditionellen Konsultationen ernennt der Emir den Ministerpräsidenten und enthebt ihn seines Amtes.
		Der Emir hat das Recht, Gesetze zu beantragen, zu bestätigen und zu verabschieden.
		By the applauding and love H.H was recieved - after the Parliament made voted unanimously, and the Cabinet pronouncing him new Amir, announcing by that transferring the constitutional issues to H.H. thus Kuwait enters a new age full of prosperity and advances.
	www.kuwait-botschaft.de /politikseiten/emir.html (628 words)

	Sheik Jaber, emir of Kuwait, dies at 79 - Boston.com
		KUWAIT CITY --Sheik Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah, the emir of Kuwait who survived an assassination attempt in the 1980s and a decade later escaped Iraqi troops invading his oil-rich Persian Gulf state, died Sunday, state television announced.
		Kuwait served as the major launching point for the U.S.-led invasion 12 years later when American troops drove to Baghdad and toppled Saddam Hussein.
		Kuwait has remained reliant on U.S. forces for defense, and the close alliance is likely to continue under Sheik Saad.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/01/14/sheik_jaber_emir_of_kuwait_dies_at_79?mode=PF (286 words)

	Metroblogging Dubai: Sheik Jaber, Emir of Kuwait, Dies at 79
		KUWAIT CITY (AP) - Sheik Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah, the emir of Kuwait who survived an assassination attempt in the 1980s and a decade later escaped Iraqi troops invading his oil-rich Persian Gulf state, died Sunday, state television announced.
		The post of the emir automatically goes to the crown prince, according to the country's 1964 succession law, but it was not clear what the ruling family would decide in the longer term.
		Sheik Jaber, born in 1926 before Kuwait became rich exporting oil and educated by private tutors in his father's palace, was considered a father figure to many Kuwaitis who generally were fond and respectful of the emir.
	dubai.metblogs.com /archives/2006/01/sheik_jaber_emir_of_kuwait_die.phtml (1267 words)

	Emir of Kuwait, 79, Dies; Led Kuwait in Riches and Ruin - New York Times
		The emir, 79, had been ailing from a serious brain hemorrhage in 2001, had fallen out of public sight and was a virtual invalid in his final days.
		In November, the emir vowed in a message to Parliament to put "an end to matters in the interest of Kuwait's stability and security," a statement taken to mean he would reconsider the succession.
		As emir, he led a wide-ranging modernization of Kuwait that focused on education and construction of an urban state with some of the highest per-capita incomes in the world.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/01/15/international/middleeast/15emir.html?ei=5088&en=d6e5b61acd7caac2&ex=1294981200&adxnnl=6&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1167368831-nDeAGgNfplwByx68PvDomA (523 words)

	CNN.com - Kuwait Emir has brain haemorrhage - September 21, 2001
		KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait -- The emir of oil-rich Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah, has suffered a brain haemorrhage and is being flown to Britain for treatment.
		The emir "suffered an ailment which led to his admission to hospital with a brain haemorrhage," the statement said, adding that he would be flown to Britain later on Friday.
		The emir has been in good health in recent years though he was rushed to a local hospital in 1985 after a failed assassination attempt.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/meast/09/21/kuwait.emir (411 words)

	USATODAY.com - Emir of Kuwait suffers brain hemorrhage (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The emir of Kuwait, Sheik Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah.
		KUWAIT (AP) — The emir of Kuwait suffered a brain hemorrhage Friday and was flown to London for treatment.
		Next in line would most likely be the emir's brother, Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, the 72-year-old foreign minister, who is believed already to be running the country's day-to-day affairs because of the prime minister's health problems.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2001/09/21/kuwait-emir.htm (614 words)

	Portsmouth Herald World News: Kuwait's emir hospitalized
		KUWAIT — The emir of Kuwait suffered a brain hemorrhage Friday and was flown to London for treatment.
		Kuwait could also be key in rallying Muslim and Arab backing for the U.S. anti-terrorism campaign.
		"Kuwait is a country with institutions, and the decision is not his highness' alone," said political science teacher Masouma al-Mubarak.
	www.seacoastonline.com /2001news/9_22_w2.htm (626 words)

	Emir Jabir al-Sabah Biography
		Emir of Kuwait, Jabir al-Ahmad succeeded his cousin, Sheikh Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah, as Emir of Kuwait in December 1977, having been prime minister (1965-78) and Heir Apparent from 1966.The rule of Jabir has been full of dramatic events.
		Even if Kuwait under Jabir is among the richest countries in the Arab world, and with least poverty, Sheikh Jabir is not a popular leader.
		Kuwait's few democratic exercises have shown that a clear majority does not support his regime.
	www.iraqinews.com /people_emir_jaber_jabir_al_sabah.shtml (368 words)

	USATODAY.com - Crown prince assumes throne on death of Kuwaiti emir (Site not responding. Last check: )
		KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Sheik Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah, the emir of Kuwait and one of the United States' closest Mideast allies, was buried in an unmarked grave Sunday in a ceremony attended by thousands of weeping citizens who mourned the death of an admired ruler.
		The new emir, who suffers from a colon condition and must travel abroad periodically for medical treatment, watched from a wheelchair as the body of his distant cousin, wrapped in a Kuwaiti flag, was carried shoulder-high through a crowd of 10,000 mourners and lowered into the grave after a brief Muslim prayer.
		Kuwait signed a defense pact with Washington after a U.S.-led coalition fought the 1991 Gulf War that liberated Kuwait from a seven-month Iraqi occupation under Saddam Hussein.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2006-01-15-kuwait-sheik_x.htm (1158 words)

	The Emir of Kuwait \| Obituaries \| Guardian Unlimited
		The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who has died aged 77, was, for the last 27 years, ruler of one of the world's richest countries, but it was for those seven terrible months in 1990, rather than the years before or after, that his reign will be most remembered.
		Although Sheikh Jaber steered a middle course between the then superpowers - Kuwait was the first Gulf state to have diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union - and generally shunned Arab radicalism, it was not always possible to remain an oasis of calm.
		Although there had been unconfirmed reports that the emir was in ill health, the first public signs of his serious condition came in September 2001 when it was announced that he had suffered a brain haemorrhage.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,3604,1687171,00.html (1052 words)

	Kuwait: History
		Iraq objects strongly to this and claims that Kuwait is part of their territory.
		According to this, the emir has the executive power, organized with a group of ministers.
		Kuwait's infrastructure is severely damaged, food and supplies scarce.
	i-cias.com /e.o/kuwait_5.htm (755 words)

	Kuwait Dinar and Kuwait currency information including currency exchange rates
		The chief of state in Kuwait is the Emir, a semi-hereditary title.
		Kuwait is a small, rich, relatively open economy with proved crude oil reserves of about 98 billion barrels - 10% of world reserves.
		The climate in Kuwait is a large obstacle in agricultural development, causing the nation to depend almost wholly on food imports (with the exception of fish).
	www.gocurrency.com /countries/kuwait.htm (433 words)

	Embassy of France in the US - Persian Gulf/Kuwait
		I was shocked to learn of the death of His Highness Shaikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait.
		Kuwait has lost a Statesman who has marked the development of Your country, during both its most prosperous periods and most difficult days.
		Kuwait knows that she can count, under all circumstances and in a regional environment necessitating constant vigilance, on France's sincere friendship and support.
	www.ambafrance-us.org /news/statmnts/2006/chirac_death_emir_kuwait011506.asp (264 words)

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