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Hezbollah members attending a rally in Beirut, Lebanon, November 2011. (AP)

Kuwait to Lebanon: Cease ‘Hezbollah’s’ Hostile Practices

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 22, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The Lebanese Foreign Ministry received a “strongly-worded” letter from its Kuwaiti counterpart, demanding “the Lebanese government to assume its responsibilities towards ‘Hezbollah’s’ hostile practices against Kuwait,” revealed Lebanese sources on Friday. The...

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Kuwaiti Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Khaled al-Sabah looks at weapons seized in Kuwait City from the al-Abdali spy cell in 2015. (AFP)

Kuwaiti-Iranian Ties in Crisis after ‘Abdali Cell’ Flees Detention

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Jul 21, 2017 | Middle East

Kuwait – Kuwaiti-Iranian ties have entered a new phase of tensions that have marred their history in recent decades. The tensions erupted in wake of the Kuwaiti government’s decision on Thursday to lower the number of diplomats at the Iranian embassy and expel some 15...

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A picture taken on June 18, 2017 shows a general view of the Palace of Justice in Kuwait City, which is home to Kuwait’s supreme court. (AFP PHOTO)

Kuwait Expels Iranian Diplomats After Escape of ‘Al-Abdali Cell’ Members

by Mirza al-Khuwaildi and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 21, 2017 | Middle East

Kuwait, London- The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry summoned on Thursday Iran’s ambassador Alireza Enayati to inform him about its decision to expel 15 Iranian diplomats and to shut down the Iranian cultural mission with other affiliated offices in the country. The decision...