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Tehran slams Riyadh for politicizing Hajj pilgrimage
Apr 25, 2016 14:23Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari censured Saudi Arabia for its attempts to politicize the issue of Hajj pilgrimage and its refusal to cooperate with the Islamic Republic to facilitate the travel of Iranian pilgrims to the Arab country for the upcoming Hajj.
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US-Saudi ties won’t improve under new president: Report
Apr 24, 2016 03:53The frayed ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia are not likely to improve even after President Barack Obama leaves office next year and the new president takes charge of the White House, a new report says.
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Saudi court approves death sentence for activist
Apr 24, 2016 02:50Saudi Arabia’s Court of Cassation endorsed Saturday a death sentence handed down to an activist from the Shia community, four months after the execution of a respected cleric by Riyadh sparked international outrage.
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Egypt arrests dozens ahead of planned Red Sea islands protests
Apr 23, 2016 06:07Egyptian security forces have arrested dozens of people ahead of anti-government demonstrations against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s recent decision to hand the control of two strategic Red Sea islands over to Saudi Arabia.
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UN torture committee calls on Saudi to stop corporal punishments
Apr 23, 2016 00:56The United Nations torture committee has called on Saudi Arabia to stop physical punishment, including flogging and amputations, in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Hezbollah a source of pride for Muslims: Leader
Apr 20, 2016 08:23Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has denounced a recent Saudi-led campaign against Hezbollah, praising the Lebanese movement as a source of pride for Muslims.
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Yemen: Ansarullah revolutionaries , pro-Hadi militants exchange prisoners as peace talks begin
Apr 22, 2016 10:03Yemen’s Ansarullah revolutionaries and militants supporting the former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi have exchanged hundreds of prisoners captured during the Saudi-led war on the Arab country.
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Saudi regime carries out 86th beheading in 2016
Apr 21, 2016 15:09Saudi Arabia has decapitated a Pakistani national after sentencing him to death for smuggling drugs, bringing to 86 the number of such executions in the kingdom since the start of this year.
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Yemen peace talks start in Kuwait after delay
Apr 21, 2016 15:05The United Nations has officially opened delayed peace talks meant to end more than a year of deadly conflict in Yemen.
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Yemen talks not launched, await arrival of delegates
Apr 21, 2016 08:36Negotiations scheduled for Thursday between Yemen’s warring sides have not yet begun, awaiting the arrival of delegations representing Yemen’s Ansarullah and ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh, sources say.