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Qatar: Saudi-led bloc not interested in resolving diplomatic crisis
Nov 14, 2017 09:47The Qatari emir says the Saudi-led bloc of countries that have brought his country under a full-scale embargo is not interested in finding a solution to the Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis, stressing that Doha is open to “dialog based on mutual respect.”
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Yemenis hold large rally against deadly Saudi war, blockade of Yemeni ports
Nov 13, 2017 16:19Thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets of capital Sana’a to voice their outrage at the ongoing military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, against their impoverished nation and a crippling blockade the invading alliance has imposed on Yemen’s ports, particularly the vital port of Hudaydah.
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Lebanon's Maronite leader visits Riyadh amid Hariri mystery
Nov 13, 2017 11:49A top Lebanese Christian religious figure was heading to Saudi Arabia on Monday afternoon with the hope of meeting Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri whose surprise resignation in Riyadh has raised many questions.
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Saudi Arabia says will lift its siege of Yemen air, sea ports
Nov 13, 2017 08:49Saudi Arabia’s mission to the United Nations says Riyadh and its allies will reopen airports and seaports in Yemen which is already facing a dire humanitarian situation in the face of a crippling blockade.
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Iran ‘hopes Hariri returns to Lebanon, helps restore calm’
Nov 13, 2017 08:40Iran says it hopes that Saad Hariri, who has resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister, will return home from Saudi Arabia and help restore calm to his country by pursuing his resignation there.
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Saudi Arabia requests urgent Arab League meeting amid regional tensions
Nov 13, 2017 03:34The Arab League is set to hold an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers in Cairo next week at the request of Saudi Arabia amid tensions with Iran and Qatar.
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Lebanese PM Hariri meets Saudi's King Salman
Nov 12, 2017 03:35Saudi state television broadcast on Saturday, November 11, footage that showed Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri meeting King Salman at the Riyadh airport after the monarch's return from a trip to Medina.
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Yemenis to give 'unprecedented' response to Saudi possible attack on Hudaydah
Nov 11, 2017 16:01The chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Revolutionary Committee has warned the Saudi-led coalition against launching a military assault on the country’s strategic western port city of Hudaydah, stressing the Yemeni forces’ response would be “unprecedented” in such a case.
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Partial removal of Saudi-led blockade of Yemen not enough: UN
Nov 11, 2017 15:46A United Nations official says the re-opening of the port city of Aden and a land border crossing for dispatching humanitarian aid to Yemen is not enough as the Saudi-led coalition is still blocking desperately-needed UN aid deliveries to the impoverished country.
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Lebanese president says Hariri has been 'kidnapped': Official
Nov 11, 2017 15:46Lebanese President Michel Aoun says Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia, has been “kidnapped” and must have immunity.