![Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah was a respected voice in the Gulf Cooperation Council and the broader Middle East [File: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-09-29T135347Z_1757217860_RC2D8J9Q8WX5_RTRMADP_3_KUWAIT-EMIR.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Some Gulf countries may seek to test the commitment of Kuwait’s new leadership to speak up for Gulf Cooperation Council.
Kuwaiti leader was the primary mediator in the Qatar-GCC crisis and a widely respected voice in the region.
![An estimated 100 million sharks are killed each year, driven by demand for shark fins in Asian markets such as China [Sebastian Castelier/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/009960d0eb194e5e89e740d178412392_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Reporter Sebastian Castelier went to the remote village of Kumzar to understand its role in a destructive food system.
![An overview of Wadi-us-Salaam, the largest cemetery in the world located in the city of Najaf, Iraq [Sebastian Castelier/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/3332705eb0f7430cb06e215240b22526_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Remains of millions are buried in Wadi-us-Salaam, the Valley of Peace which gravediggers say is a frightening workplace.
![People like Rajeev Chandrasekharan (centre left), CEO of FeatherDyn, are taking advantage of a new initiative by the southern Indian state of Kerala to keep talent at home [Sebastian Castelier/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/fa8c476bed5d4ac584050e960c113f25_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
The Indian state has long depended on remittances from abroad, but now homegrown tech firms are creating new jobs.
![The portraits of hundreds of Kuwaitis killed during the Gulf War are being exhibited at the Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum [Sebastian Castelier/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/08838807d7b04e0799c69624a6efd52c_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Families remain haunted by unknown whereabouts of 369 Kuwaitis abducted by Saddam Hussein’s forces during Gulf War.
![A member of the Kuwait Football Association supervises a match of the Kuwait Premier League [Sebastian Castelier/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/b34478e8cf814752807bfa0447c7310a_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Kuwait’s football community weighs pros and cons of hosting 16 additional matches of an expanded FIFA World Cup.
![A group of Indian expatriates return to the city of Malappuram from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [Sebastian Castelier/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/41c01ef3b7aa4670bae813dfa2a226e2_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Expatriates were seen as prime marriage material, but men now face changing expectations and fewer opportunities abroad.
![A group of friends helps repair Ahmed Al Ebadi house in western Mosul. The house first got hit by a mortar, before being damaged by an Iraqi army vehicle. It was destroyed by a governmental bulldozer during the military campaign to retake the city of Mosul from ISIL. [Sebastian Castelier/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/3ac312ebcb804e909ca1d21009d06e25_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
A year after the fall of ISIL, civilians rue lack of support after their homes were heavily damaged or destroyed.
![A miner since a very young age, Said Amalik, 40, works six days a week for a monthly wage of $200. [Sebastian Castelier/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/c5e5cafb76a3433d8f5c8b32cdca50cb_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
The ancestral tradition of salt mining is on the verge of disappearing in the country.