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Fire erupts in building in southern Mangaf district, an area heavily populated with foreign workers in Kuwait.
Sheikh Mishal also announces the suspension of some articles of the constitution amid a continuing deadlock.
Opposition candidates won 29 seats in 50-member assembly, closely matching outcome of last year’s polls, results show.
An estimated 835,000 Kuwaitis are eligible to vote in first elections under new emir, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad Al Sabah.
In its annual report, Harm Reduction International says at least 467 drug-related executions took place last year.
The new leader, seen as a reformist, pledged to adhere to constitutional principles and fight corruption.
Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who passed away on Saturday, has been laid to rest in a private funeral.
![People pray during the funeral ceremony of the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah at the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Al-Siddiq district of Kuwait, Sunday [Jaber Abdulkhaleg/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23351291888085-1702815330.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Many Gulf countries set aside a period of mourning for the emir’s death, while others express their condolences.
Heir Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, 83, replaces Sheikh Nawaf who had ruled for three years.
Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah taken to hospital ‘to receive necessary treatment, undergo medical exams’.
![Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah [File: Noufal Ibrahim/EPA-EFE]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/h_56380370.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)