KUWAIT, 6 August 2005 — Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah will return home within 10 days from Switzerland after undergoing surgery in the United States, the prime minister said yesterday.
“Rest assured ... his highness the emir is fine and will, God willing, return to the country within 10 days,” Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah told the state news agency KUNA upon his arrival from Switzerland where he was checking on the emir’s health.
The ruler of the Gulf Arab state, who is in his late 70s, had traveled to Switzerland from the United States on Sunday after having two operations on his leg. He suffered a limited brain haemorrhage a few years ago.
Last year, Sheikh Jaber traveled to Switzerland to rest after medical checkups in the United States.
