A Kuwaiti court sentenced a female teacher to 11 years in jail for insulting the emir, inciting regime change, and insulting a religious sect via Twitter, two sources close to the case said.

KUWAIT’S succession crisis deepened yesterday amid a confrontation between the ailing new emir and parliament over his fitness to rule.

OPEC producer Kuwait will adhere to its oil policy aimed at keeping global markets well-supplied following the death of the Gulf Arab state’s Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Kuwaiti oil officials said yesterday.