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Shortly after taking his oath of office on 20 December, new Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah used his speech to the National Assembly to complain that MPs and the government had “harmed the interests of the country”. Mishaal also criticised a series of pardons by this predecessor, the late Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, pointing to a potentially significant shift in style at the top in Kuwait – if the new emir’s forthright words prove more than PR.

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Oman’s Crown Prince Theyazin Bin Haitham had words of praise for President Vladimir Putin and one of Russia’s most senior bankers, Andrei Kostin, while in Moscow to attend an investment forum in early December. The visit to Russia, followed by a trip to Abu Dhabi a few days later to meet UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, suggests the Omani crown prince may be seeking to build up his international profile.

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Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Said has returned from back-to-back state visits to Asian powerhouses Singapore and India, in which boosting business was very high on the agenda.

Oman
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Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is due to take his oath as emir at a special session of the National Assembly (parliament) in the coming days, following the death of his half-brother Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah on 16 December. Given Mishaal has been the de facto ruler since November 2021, the handover should be seamless, while the more critical element will be his choice of crown prince.

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Royal Saudi Air Force pilot Prince Talal Bin Abdelaziz Bin Bandar Al-Saud died on 7 December, the same day an RSAF F-15 crashed in Dhahran.

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King Salman Bin Abdelaziz has made changes to the leadership of six of Saudi Arabia’s 13 regions and one of its governorates. GSN analyses the new round of appointments and profiles those on the up.

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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan approved a package of AED7.6bn ($2bn) worth of housing loans and other benefits for UAE nationals in the emirate in late November.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Profile of Sharjah deputy ruler Sultan Bin Ahmed Al-Qasimi.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Profile of crown prince Sultan Bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Profile of Emir Sultan Bin Mohammed al-Qasimi

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue 1183 - 10 December 2023

Sharjah: Lubna Bint Khalid Al-Qasimi

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The UAE’s first female minster.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Profile of Sharjah deputy ruler Abdullah Bin Salem Al-Qasimi

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Profile of Sharjah's Hoor Bint Sultan.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue 1183 - 10 December 2023

Sharjah: Abdelaziz Bin Mohammed al-Qasimi

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Briefly overthrew Sultan in 1987 and went into exile.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue 1183 - 10 December 2023

Sharjah: Bodour Bint Sultan profile

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Profile of Sharjah's Bodour Bint Sultan

United Arab Emirates (UAE)