The Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, received the body of his brother, the late Emir Sheikh Sabah. The body was also received by the speaker of the National Assembly, Marzouq Al Ghanim and the Prime Minister, Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Sabah.
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Later the body was taken to Bilal bin Rabah Mosque to participate in the funeral prayer for the Emir Sheikh Sabah.
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People perform funeral prayers on the body of the late Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah in Kuwait.
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The new Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad, center, arrives for the funeral ceremony of the late Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah in Kuwait.
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Kuwait's new Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah attends funeral prayers.
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People carry the body of the late Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah after funeral prayers to Sulaibikhat Cemetery, in Kuwait City.
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The body of the late Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah is carried during his funeral ceremony in Kuwait .
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The body of the late Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah is covered in the national flag during his funeral ceremony in Kuwait.
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Carried by his close family members who lowered him into his last resting place. Family members and officers from the National Guard pass sand toward the grave of the late Emir, a tradition that signifies everybody has participated in the burial.
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Some family members participate in a prayer by the grave, before they leave the cemetery.
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