Kuwait's parliament has endorsed Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad as Crown Prince, after the new emir named him on Wednesday
The parliament announced his appointment on Thursday morning via Twitter.
Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah assumed power as emir following the death of his brother Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad last week.
The 80-year-old Sheikh Meshal, has been deputy chief of the National Guard since 2004 and was head of State Security for 13 years after joining the interior ministry in the 1960s.
Trump condemns, won't apologise for video with racist clip on Obamas
US President Donald Trump condemned but did not apologise for a video on his social media account that featured a racist clip about former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.
Search for Nancy Guthrie, missing 6 days from Arizona home, turns to new message
Investigators searching through a sixth day for the elderly mother of US television journalist Savannah Guthrie are examining a newly surfaced message in the presumed kidnapping, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department said on Friday.
WHO says one person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that a woman had died in northern Bangladesh in January after contracting the deadly Nipah virus infection.
Explosion at mosque in Pakistan's capital kills 31
At least 31 people were killed and 169 wounded in an explosion at a mosque in Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be sentenced on February 9
Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai will be sentenced on February 9, the city's judiciary said on Friday, in a closely watched national security trial that has drawn international criticism.
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