Kuwait's new emir takes oath of office

Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah took the oath of office today as the new emir of Kuwait, ending a two-week leadership crisis in the oil-rich US ally.

Earlier, parliament voted unanimously to name him the new leader, marking the first time in Kuwait’s history that the legislature played a role in choosing the emir – a matter that had been the business of the ruling family for hundreds of years.