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Bahrain Appoints Ambassador to Syria

A general view of the Marjeh Square at the center of Syria's capital Damascus, Dec. 15, 2021. (AFP)
A general view of the Marjeh Square at the center of Syria's capital Damascus, Dec. 15, 2021. (AFP)
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Bahrain Appoints Ambassador to Syria

A general view of the Marjeh Square at the center of Syria's capital Damascus, Dec. 15, 2021. (AFP)
A general view of the Marjeh Square at the center of Syria's capital Damascus, Dec. 15, 2021. (AFP)

Bahrain appointed on Thursday an ambassador to Syria.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a royal decree of appointing Waheed Mubarak Sayyar as the kingdom’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria.

The Foreign Affairs Minister will implement the decree which takes immediate effect and will be published in the Official Gazette.

The appointment of Mubarak follows the re-engagement of several Arab countries with the regime in Damascus.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, visited Damascus and held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Nov. 9.

The diplomatic activity has been accompanied by calls to return Damascus back to the Arab fold, but not agreement has yet been reached over the issue.

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Kuwait Includes 8 Lebanese Hospitals on 'Terror' List

Kuwait indicated that it had listed eight hospitals in Lebanon as part of regulations related to "combating terrorism.” KUNA
Kuwait indicated that it had listed eight hospitals in Lebanon as part of regulations related to "combating terrorism.” KUNA

Kuwait's foreign ministry issued on Sunday a circular indicating that it had listed eight hospitals in Lebanon as part of regulations related to "combating terrorism.”

Lebanon's health ministry expressed surprise and said it would seek clarification.

It said it received the Kuwaiti statement "with great surprise", adding it had not been provided with "any information or notification from any Kuwaiti entity about this matter.”

"The hospitals mentioned in the statement are registered with the syndicate of private hospitals in Lebanon and carry out their role in providing treatment and health services to all Lebanese without exception," the ministry statement said.

It called the facilities "an essential part of the Lebanese health system,” and said it would contact the relevant authorities to request clarification and "protect Lebanon's health system.”

It noted that "Kuwait has numerous joint projects with the ministry... and has been among the most prominent countries that have stood by the health system during the successive crises that Lebanon has faced.”

The latest move was "unprecedented and inconsistent" with the Gulf country's usual approach, it added.

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