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Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait: Tuesday's reactions to the Saudi-Iran silliness
Bahrain cuts all air links with Iran: Official media[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... 's Sunni-ruled but Shiite-majority ally Bahrain followed Riyadh's suit on Tuesday and cut all air links with Iran across the Gulf, official media reported. The decision comes a day after Manama broke off diplomatic relations with Tehran amid an escalating crisis between Saudi Arabia and the Islamic republic over the execution of a Shiite holy man. The official BNA news agency said on its Twitter account that the kingdom's civil aviation authority had "decided to stop flights to and from Iran." Saudi to restore ties when 'Iran stops meddling' [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... said on Monday it would restore ties with Iran when Tehran stopped meddling in the affairs of other countries and pledged that Riyadh would continue to work "very hard" to support bids for peace in Syria and Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... despite the spat. Saudi Arabia cut all ties with Iran on Sunday following an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran. The attack was prompted by Saudi Arabia's execution of Shiite preacher Nimr al-Nimr, provoking outrage from Iran. When asked what it would take for ties to be restored, Saudi U.N. Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi told news hounds: "Very simple - Iran to cease and desist from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, including our own." He added, "If they do so, we will of course have normal relations with Iran. We are not natural-born enemies of Iran." On Monday, Bahrain and Sudan cut all ties with Iran, following Riyadh's example. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Rooters that Riyadh would also halt air traffic and commercial relations between the rival powers. Jubeir blamed Iran's "aggressive policies" for the diplomatic action, alluding to years of tension that spilled over on Saturday night when Iranian protesters stormed the kingdom's embassy in Tehran. The UAE partially downgraded its relations but the other Gulf Arab countries - Kuwait, Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... and Oman - stayed above the fray. Saudi Blocks Al-Manar Website [ALMANAR.LB] The Saudi Culture and Information Ministry blocked on Tuesday Al-Manar Website across the kingdom. KSA's measure against Al-Manar Website was not surprising as it was taken by an intolerable regime that committed the heinous crime of executing Sheikh Nimr Nimr for expressing his free opinion. The Saudi ministry followed Arabsat which, ordered by KSA authorities, blocked Al-Manar and Al-Mayadeen TV channels' broadcasting. KSA blocked Al-Manar Website because it contributed to exposing the takfiri ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who most be killed... and terrorist face of the royal family and its involvement in betraying the Islamic righteous causes and conspiring against the Umma's countries. Kuwait Recalls Envoy from Iran [ALMANAR.LB] Kuwait became Tuesday the latest Gulf Arab state to recall its ambassador from Iran, as tensions between Riyadh and Tehran rise over the execution of Saudi prominent holy man, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The announcement comes a day after Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... and Bahrain severed ties with Iran this week. And the United Arab Emirates has recalled its ambassador and downgraded ties with the Islamic republic. However, Switzerland makes more than cheese... Kuwait did not expel Tehran's ambassador or downgrade the level of diplomatic relationship with Iran like the other Gulf states. Saudi authorities announced on Saturday it had executed Sheikh Nimr. He was a vocal supporter of the mass pro-democracy protests against Riyadh, which erupted in Eastern Province in 2011, where a Shia majority has long complained of marginalization. Following the execution of Sheikh Nimr, Saudi missions in Iran were attacked by protesters who were angered by the move. The attacks "represent a flagrant breach of international agreements and norms and a grave violation of Iran's international commitments for the security of diplomatic missions and the safety of diplomats," the official KUNA news agency cited the Kuwaiti foreign ministry as saying. Iranian officials have said some 50 people were detained over the incidents outside the Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad. Posted by: Fred 2016-01-06 |
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