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US Senate committee backs Saudi sanctions measure
Jul 26, 2019 00:30The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Congress has backed legislation that would impose some sanctions on the Saudi ruling family and block some weapons sales, pushing back against US President Donald Trump’s close ties to Riyadh.
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Yemeni forces launch drone attack on warplane hangars in Saudi air base
Jul 25, 2019 09:57The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces says army troopers and allied fighters from Popular Committees have launched a string of airstrikes against military aircraft hangars in Saudi Arabia's southwestern region of Asir, using a squadron of domestically-manufactured Qasef-2K (Striker-2K) combat drones.
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Pro-Israeli Saudi blogger jeered by angry Palestinians in Jerusalem al-Quds
Jul 24, 2019 02:24Angry Palestinians have jeered and cursed a Saudi blogger who is known to be a huge fan of establishing formal ties between Israeli regime and Saudi Arabia.
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Emirati troops not leaving war-torn Yemen despite drawdown: UAE minister
Jul 23, 2019 08:51The United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Mohammed Gargash, says the Persian Gulf country, a key part of the Saudi-led military coalition pounding Yemen, is not leaving the war-torn country despite an ongoing drawdown and redeployment of Emirati forces.
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Yemen attacks Saudi air base with retaliatory drones
Jul 23, 2019 08:36Yemeni forces have launched drone attacks on King Khalid Air Base in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern province of Asir in retaliation against the kingdom’s aggression on their country.
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Saudi Arabia releases Iranian oil tanker held in Jeddah port: Report
Jul 21, 2019 02:06An Iranian oil tanker, held by Saudi Arabia two months ago, has reportedly been released and is returning home with the entire crew.
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Yemenis launch retaliatory drone attacks on Saudi air base
Jul 20, 2019 08:10Yemeni armed forces have conducted drone strikes on King Khalid air base in Saudi Arabia's southwestern Asir Province in retaliation for the kingdom’s massive bombing of Sana'a early Saturday.
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Pakistan announces reform in religious schools in apparent break with Saudi radicalism
Jul 20, 2019 07:28In an apparent detachment from radical teachings promoted by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan has agreed to introduce reforms in its so-called madrassa religious schools and bring the institutions in line with conventional schools by curbing hate speech and extremist narratives.
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King Salman OK's deployment of 500 US troops in Saudi Arabia
Jul 20, 2019 02:53Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has approved hosting of hundreds of US troops in the kingdom amid rising tensions in the region between the United States and Iran.
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UN slams Saudi Arabia, UAE over 'hypocritical' Yemen aid promises
Jul 19, 2019 03:10The United Nations has slammed Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for undermining the UN's relief operations in Yemen by ditching humanitarian aid pledges to the war-torn country.