Kuwait ruler Sheikh Nawaf dies at 86 after weeks in hospital

Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah has died at the age of 86, Kuwait state TV has said (AP Photo/Nasser Waggi, File)

Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Kuwait’s ruling emir, has died aged 86 after a three-year reign.

Kuwait state television broke into programming with Quranic verses just before a sombre official made the announcement.