Kuwait government announces three-day holiday, 40-day mourning after passing of Amir

Kuwait government announces three-day holiday, 40-day mourning after passing of Amir.

Kuwait Municipality said on Saturday that flags would be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning for the late Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

Measures are being taken to lower the flags of all ministries, state agencies and main roads at half-mast, the municipality’s Spokesman Mohammad Al-Mutairi said in a press statement. The municipality’s teams are ready to check relevant arrangements during the mourning period, he added.

The Amiri Diwan announced earlier on Saturday the passing away of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.