Report: Kuwaiti Court Sentences Royal to 6 Months in Jail

A Kuwaiti newspaper is reporting that a court has sentenced a member of the royal family who serves as the president of the Olympic Council of Asia to six months in prison. The daily newspaper Al-Qabas on Friday said Sheikh Ahmed Fahad Al Sabah was sentenced Thursday after being convicted of disobeying a gag order by discussing a video involving a purported plot to overthrow the government. Al Sabah earlier apologized on state television, saying he was "misinformed" about the...

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