Kuwaiti National Guard figure picked as next crown prince
In this photo released by Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, talks to Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the new Emir of Kuwait, right, in Kuwait, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. The new emir replaced his half-brother, the late ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, seen in portrait, who died in the United States at the age of 91 last month. (KUNA via AP)

In this photo released by Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, talks to Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the new Emir of Kuwait, right, in Kuwait, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. The new emir replaced his half-brother, the late ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, seen in portrait, who died in the United States at the age of 91 last month. (KUNA via AP)

Oct. 07, 2020 08:37 AM EDT
In this photo released by the Qatar Amiri Diwan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, is welcomed by Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, after his arrival in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (Qatar Amiri Diwan via AP)

In this photo released by the Qatar Amiri Diwan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, is welcomed by Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, after his arrival in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (Qatar Amiri Diwan via AP)

Oct. 07, 2020 10:07 AM EDT
In this photo released by Diwan Al Amiri, the body of the late Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah is carried during his funeral ceremony in Kuwait, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. The late Emir drew on his decades as the oil-rich nation’s top diplomat to push for closer ties to Iraq after the 1990 Gulf War and solutions to other regional crises, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. He was 91. (Diwan Al Amiri via AP)

In this photo released by Diwan Al Amiri, the body of the late Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah is carried during his funeral ceremony in Kuwait, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. The late Emir drew on his decades as the oil-rich nation’s top diplomat to push for closer ties to Iraq after the 1990 Gulf War and solutions to other regional crises, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. He was 91. (Diwan Al Amiri via AP)

Oct. 01, 2020 04:01 AM EDT
FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2020 file photo, the new Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, waves after he was sworn in at the Kuwaiti National Assembly in Kuwait. The state news agency said Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, that the deputy chief of the National Guard, who spent years in the oil-rich country’s security services, was nominated as crown prince. The nomination makes Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah the heir apparent to the 83-year-old new emir. But lawmakers must approve the chosen successor during its final session on Thursday, ahead of the formation of a new government. (AP Photo/Jaber Abdulkhaleg, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2020 file photo, the new Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, waves after he was sworn in at the Kuwaiti National Assembly in Kuwait. The state news agency said Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, that the deputy chief of the National Guard, who spent years in the oil-rich country’s security services, was nominated as crown prince. The nomination makes Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah the heir apparent to the 83-year-old new emir. But lawmakers must approve the chosen successor during its final session on Thursday, ahead of the formation of a new government. (AP Photo/Jaber Abdulkhaleg, File)

Oct. 07, 2020 09:03 AM EDT
In this photo released by the Qatar Amiri Diwan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, poses with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (Qatar Amiri Diwan via AP)

In this photo released by the Qatar Amiri Diwan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, poses with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (Qatar Amiri Diwan via AP)

Oct. 07, 2020 10:11 AM EDT