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Iran blasts Trump’s administration for staying silent on new Saudi mass execution
Apr 24, 2019 03:11Iran’s foreign minister has lashed out at the administration of US President Donald Trump for staying tight-lipped on its ally Saudi Arabia’s latest mass execution of its nationals, one of whom was crucified after beheading.
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US cannot force Iran oil exports to zero: Analysis
Apr 23, 2019 22:51The US decision on Monday more than failing to snuff out Iran’s oil exports will disrupt markets and complicate Washington’s relations with Beijing and even its own partners, industry analysts say.
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Saudi Arabia executes 37 on ‘terror charges’ as crackdown widens
Apr 23, 2019 13:47Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says it has executed 37 people in a single day “in connection with terrorism crimes,” as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against pro-democracy campaigners, human rights activists and intellectuals widens in the kingdom.
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Yemen's Ansarullah warn Saudi Arabia, UAE
Apr 23, 2019 00:31Yemen’s popular Ansarullah movement, which defends the country against a Saudi-led invasion, says it can hit “strategic targets” in the Saudi Arabia and its closest regional ally, unless the invaders observe a UN-brokered ceasefire.
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Saudi Arabia, UAE pledge $3 billion aid to Sudan’s new junta amid protests
Apr 22, 2019 08:48Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have announced a joint package of aid worth $3 billion for Sudan, where military leaders seized power from President Omar al-Bashir last week.
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Fatah says Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE pressuring Palestine to accept Trump’s deal
Apr 22, 2019 07:57Some Arab states are exerting “immense pressure” on Palestinians to accept US President Donald Trump’s controversial plan for West Asia, dubbed “the deal of the century,” a senior Fatah official says.
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Mercenaries fighting for Riyadh regime killed in Yemeni missile strike
Apr 22, 2019 03:08Several Saudi-sponsored militiamen loyal to Yemen's former President, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, have been killed and dozens of others sustained injuries when Yemeni army forces fired a domestically-manufactured ballistic missile at their camp in the country’s Southwestern Province of Dhale.
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In central Saudi Arabia, 4 assailants killed in attack on police station
Apr 21, 2019 10:41Four attackers have been killed in an assault on a police station in Saudi Arabia's central province of Riyadh.
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Saudi Arabia sentences renowned journalist to 5 years in jail in secret trial
Apr 21, 2019 01:22Saudi authorities have secretly tried prominent journalist Ali al-Dhafiri and handed him a five-year prison sentence as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against rights campaigners and intellectuals widens in the conservative kingdom.
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Activist rejects Saudi envoy's invitation for talks inside embassy for fear of life
Apr 20, 2019 08:23Manal al-Sharif, a prominent Saudi human rights activist, welcomed an invitation by the country's ambassador to Washington to hold talks, but stressed that they should be held outside the Saudi embassy to avoid the experience of Jamal Khashoggi.