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FILE - In this March 31, 2019 file photo, Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, attends the opening of the 30th Arab Summit, in Tunis, Tunisia. Kuwait said its 91-year-old ruling emir, who recently underwent surgery, will travel to the U.S. on Thursday for further medical care. That’s according to a report late Wednesday, July 22, 2020, by the state-run KUNA news agency. Sheikh Sabah’s sudden surgery could inspire a renewed power struggle within Kuwait’s ruling family. (Fethi Belaid/Pool Photo via AP, File)

US flies Kuwait emir, 91, to Minnesota after surgery at home

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 31, 2019 file photo, Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, attends the opening of the 30th Arab Summit, in Tunis, Tunisia. Kuwait said its 91-year-old ruling emir, who recently underwent surgery, will travel to the U.S. on Thursday for further medical care. That’s according to a report late Wednesday, July 22, 2020, by the state-run KUNA news agency. Sheikh Sabah’s sudden surgery could inspire a renewed power struggle within Kuwait’s ruling family. (Fethi Belaid/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Kuwait emir, 91, flies to US for medical care after surgery

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 31, 2019 file photo, Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, attends the opening of the 30th Arab Summit, in Tunis, Tunisia. Kuwait said Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, that its 90-year-old ruling emir Sheikh Sabah has been admitted to a U.S. hospital after an earlier health scare and will cancel an upcoming visit Thursday with President Donald Trump. (Fethi Belaid/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Kuwait’s ruler, 90, in US hospital and cancels Trump visit

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FILE - In this file photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, from left, Kuwait's Emir Sheik Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa walk to attend the final day of Gulf Cooperation Council GCC summit in Sekhir, Bahrain. The office of Kuwait’s ruling emir says the oil-rich nation’s leader has undergone surgery following routine medical tests in the United States. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Kuwait’s ruler undergoes surgery in United States

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