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Young activist dies in Saudi prison
Jan 18, 2019 14:45A young activist who had been detained in a Saudi jail since March 2011 has died in prison.
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UN monitoring mission ignoring Saudi violations in Yemen: Yemeni officials
Jan 18, 2019 08:06Yemeni officials have voiced concern over a UN Mission’s ignorance of Saudi violations of the Hudaydah truce deal.
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Saudi Arabia risks ‘revolution’ over basic rights: UK MP
Jan 18, 2019 03:01Saudi Arabia will eventually face a “revolution” unless it decides to introduce reforms and stop abusing people’s freedom of expression, a British lawmaker has warned the kingdom.
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2019 Asian Cup: Qatar beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 to top Group E
Jan 18, 2019 02:52In Group E’s tense showdown, Qatar have overpowered Saudi Arabia 2-0 to sit at the top of the table with full points.
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Yemen: Ansarullah, Saudi-backed delegation meet for 2nd day
Jan 17, 2019 15:14Representatives of Yemeni warring parties, the Ansarullah movement and the country’s former Saudi-backed government, have held their second session of talks in Jordan in an attempt to thrash out the details of a major prisoner swap, a UN source says.
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US training UAE aircrew in Yemen bombing campaign: Report
Jan 17, 2019 04:05A recent report has revealed the US’s active complicity in the deadly Saudi-led war on Yemen, saying the Pentagon runs an aerial combat training program for UAE personnel.
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UN Security Council approves dozens of monitors for Yemen’s Hudaydah truce
Jan 16, 2019 19:50The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved the deployment of dozens of observers to the strategic Yemeni port city of Hudaydah for six months to monitor a truce reached during the latest round of UN-sponsored peace negotiations in Sweden last month.
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Security Council due to vote on Yemen observer mission
Jan 16, 2019 05:44The UN Security Council (UNSC) is scheduled to vote on a six-month observer mission tasked with monitoring a ceasefire in Yemen’s Hudaydah and oversee a pullback of rival forces from the lifeline port city.
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Jordan agrees to host Yemen talks about prisoner exchange
Jan 16, 2019 04:38Jordan has announced that it will host a round of UN-brokered negotiations between delegates from Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement and representatives loyal to former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to discuss a prisoner swap deal between the two warring sides.
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In Canada, Saudi girl says couldn't ‘study, work, live normally’ at home
Jan 16, 2019 04:15A Saudi girl who recently fled her country and received asylum from Canada says she could not study, work, and “live a normal life” in hidebound Saudi Arabia.