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US arms maker warns Canada against stopping sales to Saudi Arabia
Dec 18, 2018 03:52General Dynamics Corp, a sprawling American military manufacturer, has warned Canada against acting on its avowed intention of stopping sales of armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia.
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Delusions, strategic mistake led Saudis to invade Yemen: Iran
Dec 17, 2018 11:16Iran says Saudi Arabia’s decision to invade Yemen is the result of the Riyadh regime’s “delusions” about its military power and the “strategic mistake” it made by undermining Yemeni people’s ability to defend themselves.
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UN: Yemen truce to begin Tuesday as Saudi raids rise
Dec 17, 2018 11:13The UN-brokered ceasefire in Yemen's Hudaydah and its surroundings will start on Tuesday, a United Nations official said after renewed fighting in the strategic city.
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Saudis rebuff US vote but Canada poses new backlash
Dec 17, 2018 05:39Saudi Arabia has rejected a US Senate resolution to end US military support for the kingdom, but faced a new backlash as Canada said it plans to cancel a giant 2014 weapons deal with Riyadh.
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UN chief calls for ‘credible’ investigation into Khashoggi’s murder
Dec 17, 2018 03:47UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a “credible” investigation into the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who is said to have been killed by the highest levels of the Saudi regime.
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Heavy clashes reported as Saudi push in Hudaydah repelled
Dec 16, 2018 08:29Saudi airstrikes and fierce clashes have shaken the outskirts of Yemen's Hudaydah despite a UN-brokered ceasefire that Yemenis already feared could collapse at any moment.
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Yemen’s Ansarullah dismisses UN claims about final truce in Hudaydah
Dec 16, 2018 03:02The Spokesman of Yemen’s ruling Ansarullah Movement has expressed doubts about United Nations' assertions about a recent peace deal on the war-torn city of Hudaydah, saying the agreement for implementing a ceasefire in the northwestern port city is yet to be finalized.
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Saudis violate Hudaydah truce 21 times in 24 hours: Yemen army
Dec 15, 2018 14:20Yemen's army, which is allied with the Ansarullah movement, says Saudi Arabia and its allies have conducted 21 airstrikes on Hudaydah over the past 24 hours in violation of a truce reached on Thursday.
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Erdogan: Khashoggi killer heard saying 'I know how to cut' in audio tape
Dec 15, 2018 04:14Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revealed part of the audio recording of Jamal Khashoggi's murder, saying one of the killers of the Saudi dissident journalist is heard saying, “I know how to cut."
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US asks Saudi, UAE to pay $331mn more for Yemen War aerial refueling
Dec 15, 2018 02:54Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should pay the US military $331 million more for the aerial refueling they received during the Yemen war, the Pentagon has said, citing an "accounting error."