Kuwait’s Ruler, a Giant of Arab Diplomacy, Dies at 91

Kuwait’s Ruler, a Giant of Arab Diplomacy, Dies at 91

Kuwait’s ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, a veteran diplomat who positioned the small Arab Gulf state as a regional peacemaker and forged a U.S. alliance that deepened after the country was invaded by Iraq in 1990, has died. He was 91 years old. Sheikh Sabah, who suffered a debilitating stroke in 2019, had traveled … Read more

Tokyo Olympics Planners Detail Cost Cutting for Summer Games

Tokyo Olympics Planners Detail Cost Cutting for Summer Games

TOKYO—No welcome ceremonies for arriving Olympic athletes. Smaller contingents of visiting officials. Fewer celebratory banners and shuttle buses. The organizers of the Tokyo Olympics, planning games delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, presented on Friday around 50 modifications to next summer’s event to reduce costs and ward against the spread of the … Read more