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Trump defends Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on high-profile figures
Nov 07, 2017 11:07US President Donald Trump has voiced support for a sweeping crackdown by Saudi rulers on royals and businessmen as part of a purported anti-graft campaign, which is widely viewed as an attempt to strengthen Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s grip on power.
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Lebanon’s Hariri travels to UAE after resigning as PM in Riyadh
Nov 07, 2017 09:56Lebanon’s Prime Minister Sa'ad Hariri has reportedly left Saudi Arabia, where he announced his surprise resignation last week, for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to hold talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Ale Nahyan.
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Saudi Arabia repeats claim of Iran arming Yemenis
Nov 07, 2017 09:52Saudi Arabia has repeated an accusation that Iran is supplying Yemeni revolutionaries with weapons, days after Iranian officials dismissed any transfer of arms to the Arab country, which has been under a Saudi-led invasion and blockade.
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Yemeni commanders inspect naval missiles at Hudaydah exhibition
Nov 07, 2017 09:06Senior Yemeni officials and military commanders of the Ansarullah movement have inspected domestically-manufactured naval missiles showcased by Yemen's armed forces at an exhibition in the western port city of Hudaydah.
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Riyadh’s actions will isolate it from Muslim world: Velayati
Nov 07, 2017 03:01A high-ranking Iranian official has said that Saudi Arabia’s plots and conspiracies throughout the Arab and Muslim world will eventually result in the kingdom’s isolation.
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Yemen cancels all flights due to Saudi blockade of impoverished country
Nov 06, 2017 13:18All flights to and from the war-torn Yemen have been canceled after the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition, which has been pounding the impoverished country for over two and a-half years, announced the closure of all land, air and sea ports in Yemen.
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Iran rejects Saudi-led coalition's "provocative, irresponsible" accusations
Nov 06, 2017 12:43Iran has rejected “destructive, irresponsible, provocative and baseless” allegations leveled by the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, accusing Tehran of being behind a Saturday missile attack on Riyadh.
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Saudi crackdown on high-profile figures widens
Nov 06, 2017 12:04Saudi authorities have detained the founder of one of the nation's biggest travel companies as part of an ongoing anti-corruption probe that is reportedly aimed at strengthening the crown prince’s grip on power.
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Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash in Yemen
Nov 06, 2017 04:17A Saudi Arabian prince has been killed in a helicopter crash close to country’s southern border with Yemen.
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Saudi Arabia threatens Iran after Yemen’s missile strike
Nov 06, 2017 03:21Saudi Arabia has ramped up threats to Iran, saying there will be a response "at the appropriate time and manner," following a missile strike from neighboring Yemen, which has been under a nonstop bombardment campaign by a Saudi-led coalition for over two and a half years.