Kuwait’s Cabinet says oil-rich nation’s crown prince, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has been sworn in as ruling emir

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah has become the oil-rich nation’s new ruling emir. The 83-year-old Sheikh Nawaf had served as the crown prince since 2006. State TV announced his taking of the position. Sheikh Nawaf jumping a traditional order of alternating rule between the Al Jaber and the Al Salim branches of the country’s ruling family. While his taking of the throne came as prescribed by Kuwait’s constitution, there likely will be negotiations behind the scenes in the weeks ahead over who will become the country’s next crown prince.