Foreign Minister's Twitter account successfully reclaimed

Manama, June 3 (BNA): The Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa posted that his Twitter account that was hacked on Saturday morning has been reclaimed. The minister in his first post-Twitter recovery tweet praised God and thanked all those who supported him. Several followers hailed the reinstatement of the account and expressed solidarity with the minister. The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash posted: “Welcome back to the voice of serenity and rationality.” Shaikh Khalid who joined Twitter in October 2009 is among the most avid and prolific Arab officials using the microblog. He has so far posted more than 13,700 tweets. Shaikh Khalid whose Twitter profile description is "Diplomat, Ambassador, Foreign Minister of Bahrain, Reader, World traveller, and Bon Vivant", has won several awards for his online activities and the accolades of thousands of people. @khalidalkhalifa has more than 380,000 followers.