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Amnesty slams 'harsh' sentences against Saudi rights activists
Jan 26, 2018 02:54Amnesty International has censured jail sentences handed down to two prominent Saudi human rights defenders, saying the verdicts show Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's resolve to suppress the civil society.
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Yemeni forces block Saudi mercenaries’ advance on Alib Mountains in Najran
Jan 25, 2018 13:12Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have managed to block a large march of Saudi mercenaries in the eastern parts of Alib Mountains in the Saudi border region of Najran.
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Iran seizes bombs, explosives in Saudi terror plot
Jan 24, 2018 16:01Iran has seized two large caches of explosives and powerful bombs that were supposed to be detonated in populated areas as part of two terrorist plots, one of them directly designed and led by Saudi Arabia.
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Fresh Saudi airstrikes kill 15 Yemenis in Sa’ada Province
Jan 24, 2018 10:10At least 15 Yemeni people have lost their lives in fresh air raids by Saudi warplanes on the country’s northwestern Province of Sa’ada.
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UN envoy for Yemen to step down after failure to broker peace
Jan 23, 2018 08:35The UN says its envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed will step down by the end of his term next month after he repeatedly failed in his attempts to broker a diplomatic solution to the conflict in the Arab state.
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Saudi may pocket $100bn in cash-for-freedom settlements with detained royals
Jan 23, 2018 07:04Saudi Arabia is likely to bag over $100 billion in monetary settlement deals with princes and businessmen detained as part of its so-called anti-graft purge, a senior government official says.
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Dozens of Saudi mercenaries killed as Yemeni forces hit base in Ta’izz
Jan 22, 2018 16:33Dozens of Saudi-sponsored militiamen loyal to Yemen's resigned president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, have been killed and scores of others sustained injuries when Yemeni army forces fired a domestically-manufactured ballistic missile at their base in the country’s southwestern province of Ta’izz.
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Yemeni forces, allies hit Saudi military base with ballistic missile
Jan 20, 2018 11:39Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have fired a short-range ballistic missile at a military base in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern border region of Najran, in retaliation for the Saudi regime’s military campaign against the crisis-hit country, Yemeni media report.
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HRW urges UN sanctions on Saudi crown prince over Yemen war
Jan 19, 2018 03:40Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the United Nations to impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia's military leaders, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who also serves as the defense minister, over atrocities committed in the war on Yemen.
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Amnesty International urges Saudi Arabia to free activists
Jan 18, 2018 05:03Amnesty International has denounced the Saudi regime’s relentless crackdown on activists and critics, urging the immediate and unconditional release of those detained for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression, among them a prominent cleric.