Kuwait's Islamic Affairs minister Nayef al-Ajmi, accused by a senior US official of promoting jihad in Syria, said on Monday the Gulf state ruler has accepted his resignation. \"I thank the emir for accepting my resignation and understanding its reasons,\" Ajmi, who also holds the justice portfolio, said on his Twitter account without explaining the reasons. This is the second time in about five weeks that Ajmi says he has resigned. In early April he submitted his resignation following accusations by a US official that he had links with Jihadists in Syria but it was turned down by Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
05-12-2014, 04:51 PM
Kuwaiti minister accused of links to Jihadists quits
Kuwait's Islamic Affairs minister Nayef al-Ajmi, accused by a senior US official of promoting jihad in Syria, said on Monday the Gulf state ruler has accepted his resignation. \"I thank the emir for accepting my resignation and understanding its reasons,\" Ajmi, who also holds the justice portfolio, said on his Twitter account without explaining the reasons. This is the second time in about five weeks that Ajmi says he has resigned. In early April he submitted his resignation following accusations by a US official that he had links with Jihadists in Syria but it was turned down by Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
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