Fugitive's comments provoke lawmakers
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KUWAIT: Arguments resurfaced yesterday between Sunni and Shiite lawmakers over "provocative" statements made last week by fugitive Kuwaiti Shiite activist Yasser Al-Habeeb who has been living in London for the past several years after he fled Kuwait to escape a 10-year prison term. The main attack came from the Islamist Reform and Development Bloc which said it was holding an urgent meeting to study government actions against Al-Habeeb who was accused of issuing highly provocative statements against Prophe t Mohammad's wife...
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