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Mossad chief, Sudanese spy chief met in Munich to discuss Bashir's ouster: Report
Mar 03, 2019 02:34The head of Mossad met his Sudanese counterpart in Germany last month as part of a secret plan by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and UAE to oust President Omar al-Bashir, the London-based Middle East Eye has reported.
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Emirati FM's 'false, hackneyed' claims aim to cover up UAE's destructive policies: Iran
Mar 03, 2019 01:54Iran has dismissed recent "false, wrong and hackneyed" allegations made by the Emirati foreign minister during the opening meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi, saying such claims are aimed at covering up the country’s destructive policies toward the Muslim world.
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Manama using anti-terror laws to silence speech freedom, dissidents: Rights group
Mar 03, 2019 01:19An independent human rights group says Bahraini officials are exploiting anti-terror laws to suffocate freedom of speech and silence voices critical of the ruling Ale Khalifah regime as Manama presses ahead with its crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners in the kingdom.
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International rights groups denounce Saudi decision to try jailed women’s activists
Mar 03, 2019 01:02International human rights groups have censured Saudi Arabia over its decision to put on trial women's rights activists detained in last year’s crackdown, after holding them for nearly a year without charge.
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US congressmen press for oversight of any Saudi nuclear deal
Mar 01, 2019 03:08US lawmakers have introduced legislation to ensure congressional oversight of any civilian nuclear deal signed between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
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Over 80,000 kids under the age of five have died of starvation in Yemen, UN chief says
Feb 27, 2019 01:35United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says tens of thousands of children under the age of five have died of starvation in Yemen ever since Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies launched an atrocious military aggression against the impoverished country nearly four years ago.
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New Senate bill to force Trump to issue public report on Khashoggi killing
Feb 27, 2019 01:21US senators have introduced a bill aimed at forcing the administration of President Donald Trump to issue a public report on the killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Turkey consulate last year.
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Senior UK MP criticizes London’s inaction on Khashoggi case
Feb 26, 2019 14:24The top foreign policy official in Britain’s opposition Labour Party has accused the government of doing almost nothing to punish Saudi Arabia for its alleged involvement in the death of a prominent journalist in Turkey last year.
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Germany's SPD to extend freeze on arms sales to Riyadh
Feb 26, 2019 02:50The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), which is part of the ruling coalition, says it has plans to extend an embargo on arms supplies to Saudi Arabia despite pressure from major European countries not to do so.
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US, Israeli, Saudi footprints found in former bases of terrorists in Southern Syria
Feb 25, 2019 11:16The Syrian Army discovered a large number of US, Western, Israeli and Saudi weapons and equipment near Damascus and Quneitra.