Saad Al-Ajmi hugs his children upon his return home late on Thursday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

KUWAIT: Saad Al-Ajmi, former spokesman of the opposition Popular Action Movement, returned home to Kuwait late on Thursday. Ajmi, who was deported to Saudi Arabia after his citizenship was revoked, returned through the Nuwaiseeb border outlet after two years in exile. An elated Ajmi thanked HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah.

Opposition lawmakers hailed his return. MPs Mubarak Al-Hajraf, Mohammad Hayef, Mohammad Al-Dallal, Al-Humaidi Al-Subaei, Nasser Al-Dousary, Riyadh Al-Adasani, Abdullah Fahhad, Mohammad Al-Huwailah, Majed Al-Mutairi, Thamer Al-Suwait, Abdulwahab Al-Babtain, Nayef Al-Merdas, Jamaan Al-Harbash and Adel Al-Damkhi welcomed Ajmi back and thanked all those who contributed to his return.