Saudi Arabia’s king, crown prince offer condolences after death of Kuwaiti emir

In this file photo taken on June 01, 2019 Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) stands next to Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah in the Saudi holy city of Mecca. Kuwait's emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the architect of the nation's modern foreign policy and mediator in some of the worst crises to grip the Gulf, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, according to the royal court. (AFP)

In this file photo taken on December 10, 2019 A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace shows from (L to R): Omani Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmud al-Said, Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa , Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and Qatar's Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani attending the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Riyadh. (AFP)

In this Saturday, June 1, 2019 file photo, Saudi King Salman, center left, is accompanied by Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, center right, as they enter the Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (AP)

• The Saudi Royal Court said the leader passed away leaving behind  “a procession full of achievements and endeavors" to best serve Kuwait, the Arab and Muslim nations,

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent their condolences to the people of Kuwait and the Al-Sabah family over the death of Kuwait's emir on Tuesday.

“With utmost grief and sorrow the news of the death of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah, the Emir of the State of Kuwait, may Allah bestows mercy upon him and rest him in His widely vast paradise,” read a statement on Saudi Press Agency. 

The statement by the Saudi Royal Court said the leader passed away leaving behind  “a procession full of achievements and endeavors exerted to best serve his country, the Arab as well as the Islamic nations and the entire humanity.”

The statement prayed for the poeple of Kuwait and the royal Al-Sabah family to be granted patience and solace. 

Meanwhile, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the world has lost a "wise leader". 

“With the departure of Sheikh Sabah, we lose a wise leader who devoted his life to the service of his country and to Arab and Islamic nations,” he wrote on Twitter.