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US, British troops in Aden, more to arrive in Yemen strategic areas
Mar 12, 2020 09:20The Emirati-backed separatists in southern Yemen say hundreds of US and British forces have arrived in the port city of Aden as the first batch of a large military force that Washington and London seek to deploy to the Arab country’s resource-rich areas under the guise of fighting terrorism.
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Iran at IAEA: Saudi claims about safety at Bushehr plant misleading
Mar 10, 2020 11:44Iran’s envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog has rejected Saudi Arabia’s “misleading” claims about safety standards at the Bushehr power plant, warning against attempts at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to politicize technical issues.
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Saudi Arabia world’s largest arms importer, mainly from US, in past 5 years: SIPRI
Mar 10, 2020 04:38Saudi Arabia has been the world’s largest arms importer over the past five years and has boosted by 130 percent its major arms imports, a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows.
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Hamas condemns continued detention of Palestinian officials in Saudi Arabia
Mar 09, 2020 09:53A Hamas spokesman has condemned the continued detention and prosecution of Palestinian figures in Saudi Arabia over their support for the Palestinian resistance movement, urging Riyadh to immediately release them.
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Saudi crown prince wants to become king before G20 Summit: Report
Mar 09, 2020 05:19Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is trying to become king before a G20 Summit planned for November in Riyadh, which he intends to use as a stage for his succession, the Middle East Eye reports.
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Ex-OPEC envoy predicts further drop in oil prices
Mar 09, 2020 05:12Iran’s former ambassador to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said the global oil prices will probably continue to decline, which would be to the detriment of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdul-Mahdi: US pressuring Iraq to cut ties with Iran
Mar 09, 2020 05:03Iraq’s caretaker prime minister said the US is pressurizing Baghdad to sever relations with Tehran, but Iraqis will never allow their country to become a staging ground for clashes between other countries.
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4th member of Saudi ruling family arrested over coup plot
Mar 08, 2020 08:47Saudi Arabia has detained a fourth member of the Aal-e Saud clan in a new purge of ruling family members over an alleged coup attempt to unseat King Salman bin Abdulaziz Aal-e Saud and his heir apparent Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).
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Saudi Arabia plans to increase oil output next month, well above 10mn bpd: Bloomberg
Mar 08, 2020 05:03Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude exporter, reportedly plans to increase oil output next month to more than 10 million barrels per day (bpd) after its OPEC+ alliance with Russia collapsed, a move that would throw oil market into chaos.
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Saudi-led coalition launches air raids in Yemen's Hudaydah
Mar 08, 2020 04:13The Saudi-led coalition has carried out fresh airstrikes in Yemen’s Western Province of Hudaydah in violation of the 2018 Stockholm Agreement.