On 16 December, the Presidency of the Republic released the following press release:
“The Presidency of the Republic informs that by a decree taken today, a three-day national mourning has been decreed throughout the national territory, starting today, Saturday 16 December 2023, following the death of the late Emir of the State of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah, May Allah have Mercy on him. »