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Sep 29

Kuwait Emir Sheikh Al Sabah dies at age 91

His 2006 ascension in Kuwait, a staunch U.S. ally since the American-led war that expelled occupying Iraqi troops, came after parliament voted unanimously to oust his predecessor.