Saad al-Sabah, Ex-Emir of Kuwait, Dies at 78
Sheik Saad Abdullah al-Sabah was briefly the emir of Kuwait, a political crisis having forced him down from his post in 2006, only 9 days after he had become the emir.
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May 14th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
[…] Saad al-Sabah, Ex-Emir of Kuwait, Dies at 78 Sheik Saad Abdullah al-Sabah was briefly the emir of Kuwait, a political crisis having forced him down from his post in 2006, only 9 days after he had become the emir. World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Taliban Tell Public to Turn Off Tvs […] […]
May 16th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
[…] Saad al-Sabah, Ex-Emir of Kuwait, Dies at 78 Sheik Saad Abdullah al-Sabah was briefly the emir of Kuwait, a political crisis having forced him down from his post in 2006, only 9 days after he had become the emir. World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Taliban Tell Public to Turn Off Tvs […] […]
May 18th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
[…] Saad al-Sabah, Ex-Emir of Kuwait, Dies at 78 Sheik Saad Abdullah al-Sabah was briefly the emir of Kuwait, a political crisis having forced him down from his post in 2006, only 9 days after he had become the emir. World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Taliban Tell Public to Turn Off Tvs […] […]
May 19th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
[…] Saad al-Sabah, Ex-Emir of Kuwait, Dies at 78 Sheik Saad Abdullah al-Sabah was briefly the emir of Kuwait, a political crisis having forced him down from his post in 2006, only 9 days after he had become the emir. World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Taliban Tell Public to Turn Off Tvs […] […]