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Trump says US to report who killed Khashoggi 'within next two days'
Nov 18, 2018 02:01US President Donald Trump says his administration will report who killed the dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey "within the next two days."
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Five Saudi-paid Sudanese troopers slain in Yemeni army offensive
Nov 17, 2018 15:27At least five Saudi-paid Sudanese soldiers have lost their lives when Yemeni army troops and fighters from allied Popular Committees launched an attack in the country’s strategic western province of Hudaydah.
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UN food chief recounts suffering of Yemeni children after trip
Nov 17, 2018 14:10“It was just like tickling a ghost.” That is a remark expressed with desperation by Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program David Beasley following his return from a three-day visit to Yemen, where he saw for himself the suffering of Yemeni children.
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Yemen warring parties close to prisoner swap deal, vow to attend Sweden peace talks: UN
Nov 17, 2018 02:53The UN envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths says the warring sides in Yemen are close to a deal on exchanging prisoners as a confidence-building measure ahead of the upcoming peace talks in Sweden, which both sides have promised to attend.
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CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi assassination: Washington Post
Nov 17, 2018 02:43The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the gruesome murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Arab kingdom’s consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul last month, a report says.
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Despite declared halt to offensive, Saudi warplanes hit Hudaydah
Nov 16, 2018 15:25At least nine people have been killed in western Yemen, despite a declared halt to the Saudi-led offensive that was meant to seize control of the strategic port city of Hudaydah.
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Pause in Saudi raids on Hudaydah aimed at buying time: Ansarullah
Nov 16, 2018 07:38Yemen's Ansarullah spokesman says a pause in Saudi airstrikes on Hudaydah is not a submission to international pressure but a bid to buy time and reinforce the military strength for a fresh offensive.
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Bahrain inks deal to buy US copters after Senate favor
Nov 16, 2018 03:51Bahrain signs an agreement with a US aerospace manufacturer to buy 12 twin-engine attack helicopters after the Senate votes down a draft resolution to block American arms sales to the kingdom.
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US may extradite Gulen to ease Turkey’s pressure on Saudi Arabia: Report
Nov 16, 2018 03:00The White House is finding ways to extradite the US-based Turkish dissident Fethullah Gulen, an arch-rival of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a media report says.
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US imposes sanctions on 17 Saudis over Khashoggi killing
Nov 16, 2018 02:25The United States has imposed economic sanctions on 17 Saudis involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, including top aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.