Kuwait's Emir travels to Italy for 'usual' medical checks

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah travelled on Saturday to Italy for "usual" medical checks, state news agency KUNA reported, without giving further details.

He was seen at the airport by the Deputy Emir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, as well as a number of other senior Kuwaiti officials, according to the Kuwait Times. 

Sheikh Nawaf assumed power in the oil-producing Gulf Arab state in 2020 after the death of his brother Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed. 

[Reuters]