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US plans to keep special forces in Yemen: Report
Jun 19, 2016 10:51The US reportedly plans to extend its military presence in Yemen by keeping a force of special operations advisers in the war-torn country.
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Saudi repeats call for US strikes on Syrian government
Jun 18, 2016 01:46The Saudi foreign minister has repeated Riyadh's call on the US to carry out airstrikes against the Syrian government, echoing a similar request by dozens of US diplomats who broke ranks with the White House to push for military action against Damascus.
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Obama expresses ‘strong’ support for Saudi Vision 2030
Jun 18, 2016 01:40US President Barack Obama has met with Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington, amid growing tensions between the two countries.
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UAE has not ended Yemen attacks: Emirati FM
Jun 17, 2016 09:36A senior Emirati official has withdrawn his earlier comments that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had ended its combat operations in Yemen, saying his country is still “at war.”
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Saudi pressuring UN to disclose blacklist sources
Jun 16, 2016 08:29The UN says Saudi Arabia is now pressuring the world body to disclose the sources of information that landed the kingdom on a blacklist of children's rights violators.
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Israeli official hails Saudi king’s stance on Iran, handling of economy
Jun 16, 2016 02:39Zionist regime's top intelligence official has expressed approval for Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s policy towards Iran and his administration’s recently-unveiled economic reforms aimed at reducing the kingdom’s reliance on oil.
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Yemen warring parties discuss forming security committees: UN enovoy
Jun 15, 2016 10:05The UN special envoy to Yemen said Wednesday that warring parties have discussed forming security committees to oversee a transition period aimed at ending Yemen’s conflict, which began with Saudi airstrikes in March 2015.
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Saudi Arabia invites UN team over child abuse blacklist
Jun 15, 2016 09:56Saudi Arabia has invited a UN team to Riyadh for talks after pressuring the world body into dropping the kingdom from a blacklist of children's rights violators.
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'No confirmation of WH meetings' with visiting Saudi prince
Jun 15, 2016 04:33The White House has snubbed Saudi Arabia’s powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Riyadh said he would meet President Barack Obama in Washington.
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Iran medics slam 'Saudi blackmail of UN over Yemen war'
Jun 14, 2016 15:28Iran’s Academy of Medical Sciences has condemned the United Nations’ recent decision to cave in to pressure by Saudi Arabia over the blacklisting of the Riyadh regime for killing children in Yemen.