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Tunisia denies rift with Mahmoud Abbas

March 3, 2010
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Tunisia denies rift with Mahmoud Abbas

Tunisia on Wednesday denied media reports claiming that the North African country had a political rift with Palestine. “Relations between Tunisia and Palestine are robust and privileged and are steadily improving,” a spokesman for the Tunisian foreign ministry said. “Tunisia fully supports the Palestinians in their struggle to regain their legitimate rights and the...
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Bahrain foreign minister defends meeting US Jews, insists Americans ready to listen to Arab views

March 3, 2010
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Bahrain foreign minister defends meeting US Jews, insists Americans ready to listen to Arab views

Bahrain’s foreign minister, Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, has denied media reports that his meeting last month with Jews in the US was a secret, insisting that the American society was now ready to listen to Arab views.. “The meeting was never a secret. I have mentioned it on my Twitter which allows...
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Kuwait welcomes Iraq envoy after 20-year hiatus

March 3, 2010
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Kuwait welcomes Iraq envoy after 20-year hiatus

Mohammad Husain Bahr Al Uloom – Al Watan Kuwait has welcomed the nomination of an Iraqi ambassador as “a good move” that indicates a clear recognition of its sovereignty. Iraq on Tuesday said that it appointed Mohammad Husain Mohammad Bahr Al Uloom as its ambassador to Kuwait, a post that has been vacant since...
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Kuwait’s foreign minister under fire for “siding” with Libya in visa row with Switzerland

March 3, 2010
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Kuwait’s foreign minister under fire for “siding” with Libya in visa row with Switzerland

Kuwait’s foreign minister has come under an unusual amount of criticism from a lawmaker angered by the official’s siding with Libya in its visa standoff with Switzerland. Tripoli and Bern are embroiled in a bitter row sparked by the Swiss police interrogation of Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s leader Moammar Gaddafi, over allegations...
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Born August 3, 1960 in Monastir, Tunisia
Career
Media career:
  • ABC News (Tunisia)
  • Bahrain Tribune
  • Gulf News
  • Bahrain Television News
Teaching career:
  • Monastir (Tunisia)
  • University of Bahrain
Education
  • MA  Mass Communications, University of Leicester
  • BA  in English & US literature and studies, University of Tunis
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