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Riyadh extradites 16 Turkish nationals over alleged Gulen links
May 07, 2017 02:04Saudi Arabia, on Ankara's request, has extradited 16 Turkish nationals, who allegedly had links to an outlawed organization run by US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.
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US advancing sale of precision-guided missiles to Riyadh: Saudi official
May 05, 2017 02:22The US administration has taken measures to advance the sale of warheads and precision-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia as part of additional military and intelligence assistance to the kingdom’s bloody intervention in Yemen.
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UN expert demands urgent review of Saudi anti-terrorism law amid crackdown on activists
May 05, 2017 02:06A United Nations expert says Saudi Arabia should urgently review its definition of a 2014 counter-terrorism law, which is being used to prosecute non-violent journalists and peaceful human rights campaigners in the kingdom.
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King Salman’s brother, head of kingdom’s Succession Council, dies
May 04, 2017 02:22King Salman bin Abdulaziz Ale Saud’s older brother, Prince Mishaal, who was the head of the country’s Succession Council, has died.
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Saudi court orders trial to go ahead in Mecca crane crash case
May 04, 2017 01:39An appeals court in Saudi Arabia has ordered a trial to go ahead in a case that was opened a few months ago to prosecute those responsible for the 2015 deadly crane crash in the holy city of Mecca.
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Saudi deputy crown prince: No talks with Iran, no halt in Yemen airstrikes
May 03, 2017 01:47Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman has rejected the possibility of normalization of ties with Iran, after Tehran announces the possibility of de-escalation if Riyadh halts Yemen’s bombardment.
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UN Rights Chief cautions Saudis against attacking Yemen’s main port
May 02, 2017 09:45The United Nations human rights chief expressed deep concern over a possible Saudi-led attack on Yemen’s key port of al-Hodaida.
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Al-Qaeda says fighting alongside US-, Saudi-backed militia in Yemen
May 01, 2017 12:01The leader of al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen says his forces have often fought alongside US- and Saudi-backed militia and supporters of former Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi against the Yemeni army and the popular Ansarullah movement.
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Saudi Arabia ‘busts terrorists’ responsible for 2016 Medina, Jeddah bombings
May 01, 2017 09:18Saudi Arabian authorities say they have arrested members of a terrorist cell responsible for bombing attacks in Medina and Jeddah last year.
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Merkel tells Saudis to stop war on Yemen as arms sales go on
Apr 30, 2017 23:56German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Riyadh to halt its military aggression against Yemen, despite Berlin continuing its arms sales to the kingdom.