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Iran slams AFC bias over ban on Iranian football teams hosting home matches
Jan 20, 2020 07:05Iranian Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar has slammed a decision by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to ban Iranian football teams from hosting home club matches, blaming anti-Iran media hype for the measure taken by the football governing body.
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US-led coalition temporarily relocates headquarters from Iraq to Kuwait
Jan 07, 2020 16:42The US-led military coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh terrorist group has reportedly relocated its headquarters in Iraq to Kuwait in the wake of recent martyrdom of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and the second-in-command of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and public rage over the targeted killings.
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Kuwait says respects Iran’s territorial integrity, national sovereignty
Dec 30, 2019 09:53Kuwait says it respects Iran’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty against the backdrop of a recent meeting between Kuwaiti officials and a representative of an anti-Iran terrorist group.
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Tehran summons Kuwait’s envoy to protest anti-Iran meeting
Dec 29, 2019 06:23Iran’s Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Kuwait’s charge d’affaires to Tehran to strongly protest a recent meeting of the Arab country's officials with a representative of an anti-Iran terrorist group.
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HOPE initiative aimed at reducing regional tensions: Senior diplomat
Dec 05, 2019 18:26Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi says Tehran’s proposed plan for ensuring security in the Persian Gulf aims to reduce tensions in the strategic region.
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Kuwait PM declines emir’s offer to be reappointed as senior ministers removed
Nov 18, 2019 17:26Kuwait's caretaker Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak has declined the ruling emir’s offer to be reappointed as premier after submitting the government's resignation last week.
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Government quits over $800mn embezzlement: Kuwait’s defense chief
Nov 17, 2019 10:01Kuwait's Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Bin Sabah Al Ahmad Ale Sabah says the government's recent resignation was triggered by the alleged embezzlement of nearly $800 million from a military aid fund.
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Kuwait cabinet quits after disputes in parliament
Nov 14, 2019 15:05Kuwait's prime minister submitted his resignation Thursday along with his cabinet, officials said, amid infighting between ministers and criticism of their performance.
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FM Zarif stresses good talks in Kuwait, Iran-proposed non-aggression pact
Aug 18, 2019 16:44Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced satisfaction in his "good talks" with Kuwaiti officials during his weekend visit, noting that Tehran's proposal for non-aggression pact among the regional states went under discussion during his meetings with the officials of the Arab state.
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Foreigners have to leave West Asia, Zarif says in Kuwait
Aug 18, 2019 12:43Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has highlighted bilateral ties between Iran and Kuwait, saying in a meeting with the Persian Gulf country’s crown prince that “foreigners” have no place in the region and have to leave.