Sabah Gallery

H H Sheikh of Kuwait Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

The 10th Monarch of Kuwait (between 1921-1950), H H Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1885-1950) - pictured in October 1933 firing the anti-airplane machine guns - mounted on the rail for demonstration purposes (it appears). Date: 1933

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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Lionfish

Lionfish (Pterois volitans). This predatory fish is native to the Indo-Pacific region. It fins have spines containing a potent toxin, which deters predators and can deliver a very painful sting. Photographed off Sipadan, Sabah, Malaysia

© MATTHEW OLDFIELD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

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ILN cover - Kuwait and its ruler, 1961

Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring the ruler of Kuwait, H. H. Sheikh Sir Abdullah As-Salim As-Sabah with telegrams of support from Kuwaiti citizens and other Arab countries in the face of hostilities by General Kassem of Iraq who laid claim to the state. Date: 1961

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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