The Takeaway: Kuwait takes lead in Gulf effort to solve Lebanon crisis - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Jan 26, 2022

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Sabah attends a parliament session at the national assembly in Kuwait City on Aug. 18, 2020. — Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Sabah attends a parliament session at the national assembly in Kuwait City on Aug. 18, 2020. — YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images

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