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Tantawi concludes visit to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia

Originally published January 9, 1998

Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar mosque in Egypt Sayyed Tantawi has recently concluded a visit to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, KUNA reported from Cairo. During his two-day visit to Kuwait he held talks with the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah and the Crown Prince, Premier Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah.

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