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Qatar recalls envoy to Iran after Saudi missions attacks

Doha - Qatar recalls envoy to Iran after attacks on Saudi missions: State News.

By Reuters

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Published: Wed 6 Jan 2016, 11:00 PM

Last updated: Fri 8 Jan 2016, 11:17 AM

Qatar recalled its ambassador to Iran on Wednesday, state news agency QNA said, after allies Saudi Arabia and Bahrain cut their ties with Tehran following attacks on Saudi missions by Iranian protesters, angered by the execution of a cleric.
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"The ministry summoned this morning Qatar's ambassador to Tehran against the backdrop of attacks on the embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Tehran...," the agency quoted Khalid Ibrahim Abdulrahman Al-Hamar, the director of the Asian Affairs Department, as saying.


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