Ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah, dies aged 91

Emir who mediated to prevent conflict between Qatar and Saudi Arabia will be succeeded by his brother

Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the architect of the nation's modern foreign policy and one of the region's most influential voices, has died at the age of 91.

The monarch died on Tuesday at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he had been recovering after surgery in July. His body was being flown to Kuwait for burial.