Also worth noting that the Al-Sabah family played a key role in restoring the rule of the Al Saud family in the Nejd region (central region) of Arabia, at the turn of the 20th century.

in 1891, when Ibn Saud (MBS's grandfather) was only 15 years old, the Saudi's rival clan, the Al-Rasheed, attacked Riyadh under orders/encouragement from the Ottoman Empire, slaughtering every Saudi they found.

The ruler of Riyadh and the Nejd region, Abdul Rahman Al Saud, escaped with his family and took refuge with the Al Murrah tribe, who were universally revered due to their prized camels that they were known for raising and selling.

The Al Murrah helped Abdul get his family to Kuwait, where they were taken in by Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah. The Saudis spent ten years living with the Al-Sabah, who had made allies with the British in 1890's, and introduced them to the Saudis.

Abdul wanted to take back his kingdom, and so politicking occurred, and the British agreed to financially support his son, Ibn Saud, founder of SA.

Very notable that in the 3 years since Trump has left office, Kuwait has been under intense "internal power struggles," due to the failing health of the prior emir, Nawaf. He died last April, and his half-brother, the Crown Prince Mishal, wasn't coronated for 8 months.

Strange that the Saudi Foreign Ministry put out two separate statements on the same day, regarding his death. (One was a joint statement from the King and Crown Prince, the other was a second communication from MBS to Mishal.) I've never seen them do that before, for the death of a foreign leader.