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Saudi king demotes FM in reshuffle seen as whitewash
Dec 27, 2018 14:04Saudi King Salman has demoted Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in a major reshuffle, which included changes to key national security posts amid fallout from the murder of a dissident journalist.
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Russia backs bin Salman, warns US not to interfere with Saudi throne succession
Dec 27, 2018 02:35Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has "every right" to succeed his ailing father into power, says Russian Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, warning the United States against interfering with the embattled prince's right to rule the kingdom.
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Sporadic clashes reported in Hudaydah ahead of truce committee meeting
Dec 26, 2018 08:02Fresh clashes have been reported between Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters and militants loyal to the country’s former Saudi-backed regime in Hudaydah ahead of a UN-organized joint committee meeting meant to monitor the ceasefire in the strategic Red Sea port city.
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Yemeni drone strikes military base of Saudi mercenaries in Jawf
Dec 26, 2018 02:52Yemeni army soldiers, supported by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have reportedly carried out an aerial attack against a position of Saudi-sponsored militiamen loyal to Yemen's former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, in the country’s northern province of al-Jawf.
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Trump: Saudi Arabia, not US, will pay to rebuild Syria
Dec 25, 2018 10:57US President Donald Trump has said that Saudi Arabia, not the United States, will provide funds to help rebuild Syria, destroyed, in fact, mostly by American and Saudi sponsored terrorists.
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Saudi Arabia gets armored vehicles despite Canada's pledge to halt deal
Dec 24, 2018 10:21A consignment of armored vehicles has left Canada for Saudi Arabia despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's declaration that Ottawa was ready to halt a $13 billion arms deal with Riyadh.
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UAE trying to sabotage agreements struck between Yemeni sides in Sweden peace talks: Ansarullah official
Dec 24, 2018 02:54A high-ranking member of the Yemeni Ansarullah Movement has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of attempts to scupper agreements recently reached between warring sides during the latest round of UN-sponsored peace negotiations in Sweden.
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Yemeni forces shoot down Saudi drone in Sa’ada
Dec 23, 2018 15:11Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have intercepted and targeted an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition, as it was flying in the skies over a mountainous region in the country’s northwestern province of Sa’ada.
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Saudis step up attacks, violate Hudaydah truce 223 times: Yemen army
Dec 23, 2018 09:22Yemen's army, which alongside the Ansarullah movement has been defending the country, says Saudi Arabia has increased its attacks in breach of a UN-brokered truce in the port city of Hudaydah.
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Outspoken Saudi prince dies aged 87 after hunger strike
Dec 23, 2018 05:38A Saudi prince, known internationally for his open criticism of the ruling family including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has died after being critically weakened by a hunger strike.