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UN blacklists Saudi-led coalition for killing, maiming Yemeni kids
Oct 06, 2017 04:19The United Nations has blacklisted the Saudi-led coalition for infanticide during its war on Yemen, prompting fresh calls from rights bodies for pressure on Riyadh to end the military campaign.
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Putin, Salman hold talks behind closed doors in Moscow
Oct 06, 2017 04:07Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Ale Saud have held talks behind closed doors in the Russian Capital of Moscow, reportedly discussing bilateral and regional issues.
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IMF: Saudi economy stagnant as unemployment rises
Oct 06, 2017 02:43The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Saudi Arabia has a weak economic growth and a rising unemployment level, advising the country to slow down austerity measures it has been adopting in order to curb a huge budget deficit.
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Saudi Arabia agrees to buy Russian S-400 air defense system
Oct 06, 2017 02:22Saudi Arabia has signed preliminary agreements to buy S-400 air defense systems and receive “cutting-edge technologies” from Russia as King Salman bin Abdulaziz Ale Saud is on an official trip to Moscow as the first Saudi monarch to visit the European country.
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Saudi Arabia arrests 46 people amid crackdown on dissent
Oct 05, 2017 03:34Saudi Arabia has detained 46 people over their posts on social media amid a heavy-handed crackdown on dissent in the Arab kingdom.
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Saudi-led coalition on draft UN blacklist for killing Yemeni kids: Report
Oct 04, 2017 09:04A confidential draft United Nations report has blacklisted the Saudi-led coalition for killing and maiming children during its military campaign against Yemen, a report says.
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Hajj best opportunity to foil anti-Iran propaganda: Leader
Oct 03, 2017 08:13Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the annual Hajj pilgrimage provides the best opportunity to thwart the propaganda campaign against the Islamic Republic.
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Saudi regime begins joint drill with France amid war on Yemen
Oct 04, 2017 05:08Saudi Arabia and France have begun a joint military exercise in the southwest of the kingdom. The drill takes place at a time that a deadly campaign led by the regime in Riyadh keeps claiming more lives in the impoverished Yemen.
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Saudi court acquits Binladin Group over deadly Mecca crane collapse
Oct 03, 2017 02:09A court in Saudi Arabia has acquitted the Binladin Group of responsibility for the deadly crane collapse in the holy city of Mecca back in 2005.
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Amnesty deplores Saudi Arabia’s ‘execution spree’
Oct 03, 2017 01:57A Saudi Arabian citizen has been executed in Riyadh, bringing to 100 the total number of the people beheaded by the kingdom since the beginning of the year.