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Egypt court denies government appeal over islands deal with Saudi Arabia
Nov 08, 2016 10:15A court in Egypt has turned down a government appeal against an earlier ruling that had voided a maritime border agreement between Cairo and Riyadh over the control of two strategic Red Sea islands.
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Over half of Yemen's hospitals closed, partially functioning: WHO
Nov 07, 2016 17:05The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than half of hospitals and clinics in Yemen are closed or only partially functioning, warning that the beleaguered Arab country is at a high risk of disease outbreaks due to inadequate health services.
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Saudi Arabia to behead disabled man over taking part in rally
Nov 05, 2016 02:18Saudi Arabia intends to behead a disabled man on charges of alleged participation in anti-government protest rallies, a rights group warns.
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Saudi rulers refuse to free inmate after jail term up
Nov 03, 2016 10:40Human Rights Watch has slammed Saudi Arabia for keeping an activist in prison despite completing his eight-year sentence for protesting the Israeli war on Gaza.
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Saudi prince flogged for unknown crime
Nov 03, 2016 05:18Saudi Arabia has flogged and jailed one of its princes after convicting him of an unannounced felony.
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Saudi council rejects proposal for study of women's driving
Nov 02, 2016 12:14Saudi Arabia's top advisory body, known as the Shura Council, has rejected a proposal for conducting a study on the issue of women's driving, ignoring international calls for easing restrictions on women.
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Saudi head of OIC steps down after Sisi jibe
Nov 01, 2016 10:56The Saudi Arabian head of the multinational Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has resigned after a controversial jibe at Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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Yemeni forces launch rocket attack at Saudi mercenaries’ positions
Oct 31, 2016 08:47Yemen’s army and volunteer Popular Committees have fired rockets at the positions of Saudi-backed mercenaries near the capital, Sana’a, destroying a weapons warehouse used by them.
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Use of US weapons against Yemeni civilians a war crime: Foreign Ministry
Oct 31, 2016 03:07Iran has rejected claims by a senior US naval official that the country has been sending arms and missiles to Yemen's Ansarullah Movement.
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Egypt rebukes Saudi official over mocking Sisi
Oct 30, 2016 14:06Egypt's Foreign Minister protested remarks by Iyad Madani, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for mocking Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi.