Kuwait protests at "insult" by Saudi official-agency

Kuwait has protested at an"insult" by a Saudi official, state media reported, a rarerebuff to a close ally that reflects frustration about a GulfArab diplomatic crisis that Kuwait is struggling to mediate.Deputy Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah said hehad conveyed "regrets and admonishment" to the Saudi ambassadorto Kuwait over remarks directed at the minister of youth andsport, Khalid al-Rodhan, by the head of Saudi Arabia's sportscommittee, Turki Al al-Sheikh, who is also a Saudi ro