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UN aid chief calls for end to Saudi war on Yemen
Nov 29, 2018 14:25The UN aid chief has appealed for a halt to fighting in Yemen amid intense diplomacy to end the ongoing Saudi aggression that has pushed millions to the brink of famine.
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US, Saudi Arabia closer to signing $15b deal for THAAD missile system
Nov 29, 2018 04:39Saudi Arabia has signed a letter of offer and acceptance with the United States for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system, taking a significant step toward closing a $15 billion deal, a US State Department spokesperson says.
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US Senate defies Trump on Saudi war amid Khashoggi fallout
Nov 29, 2018 02:22The Republican-controlled US Senate is defying President Donald Trump’s pro-Saudi policies by advancing a bipartisan bid to end the country’s support for the war on Yemen amid tensions over Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
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Argentina agrees to pursue case against Saudi crown prince over Yemen war crimes
Nov 29, 2018 02:14Argentina has agreed to proceed with a case against Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over war crimes in Yemen at a request by Human Rights Watch.
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NileSat takes Yemeni Ansarullah-linked al-Masirah TV channel off air
Nov 29, 2018 02:03Egyptian satellite company NileSat has reportedly taken Yemeni Arabic-language al-Massirah television channel off air for affiliation to the Ansarullah Movement, which has been fighting the Saudi-led military aggression against the impoverished Arab country over the past few years.
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Saudi Arabia, Egypt to continue diplomatic, trade boycott against Qatar
Nov 28, 2018 04:25Saudi Arabia and Egypt have jointly announced that the ongoing Saudi-led diplomatic and trade boycott against Qatar, which they imposed on the energy-rich Persian Gulf kingdom in June 2017, would remain in effect until further notice.
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Trump to meet Erdogan but not bin Salman at G20 amid Khashoggi fallout
Nov 28, 2018 03:06US President Donald Trump will not formally meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at an upcoming G20 summit in Argentina.
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UN concerned over falling imports at Yemen’s lifeline port
Nov 28, 2018 02:55The United Nations has warned that operations at the strategic Yemeni port of Hudaydah have plunged by nearly 50 percent over the past two weeks, making it difficult for local residents to afford their basic commodities in the wake of the recent wave of violence there.
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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince arrives in Tunisia as 100s protest his visit
Nov 28, 2018 02:40Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived in Tunisia as hundreds of people staged protest rallies across the North African country, denouncing the kingdom's de facto ruler as a murderer of prominent dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed after visiting the Saudi consulate in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul last month.
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Yemeni ballistic missiles hit military targets in Saudi regions of Asir, Jizan
Nov 27, 2018 15:25Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have hit two military targets in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern regions of Asir and Jizan with domestically-manufactured ballistic missiles in retaliation for the regime's campaign of military aggression against the impoverished nation.