Kuwait recalls envoy to Iran after attacks on Saudi missions

The action comes after Gulf Arab allies Saudi Arabia and Bahrain severed relations with Tehran

Reuters January 05, 2016
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DUBAI: Kuwait recalled its ambassador to Iran on Tuesday, state news agency KUNA reported, after Gulf Arab allies Saudi Arabia and Bahrain severed relations with Tehran following attacks on Saudi missions by Iranian protesters.

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"An official source at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry said that the ministry recalled the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Islamic Republic of Iran on Tuesday morning January 5 2016, against the backdrop of the attacks carried out by crowds of demonstrators," the agency reported.

The protests followed Saudi Arabia's execution of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
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COMMENTS (3)

Shehryar Hassan | 8 years ago | Reply Here we go........now eyes on Qatar.............come on Qatar, you can do it..........hahahaha...... And Oman....laid back style is better....isn't it???....let's live for ourself
Stranger | 8 years ago | Reply they are all scared of their big bro KSA .
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