Prince Mansour bin Miteb bin Abdul Aziz, minister of state, member of the Council of Ministers and adviser to King Salman, traveled to Kuwait on Thursday to meet the new emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and to offer condolences from King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the death of his predecessor and brother, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Sheikh Sabah died on Tuesday, aged 91. He had been the emir of Kuwait since 2006. Sheikh Nawaf received Prince Mansour at Amiri Airport, along with a delegation from Saudi Arabia that included Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman, minister of energy, and Prince Sultan bin Saad bin Khalid, Saudi Ambassador to Kuwait. Prince Mansour offered the condolences of the Saudi royal family, and wished the Al-Sabah family the patience and strength to bear their loss. King Salman spoke to Sheikh Nawaf on Tuesday to offer his sincere condolences for the loss of Sheikh Sabah, telling him: “We have lost a dear brother and a leader who devoted his life to the service of his homeland, the Arab and Islamic nation, and the human community. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also offered his condolences to Sheikh Nawaf in a separate call on Tuesday.