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Syria says Turkey, Saudi Arabia ordering truce violations
Apr 11, 2016 11:35The Syrian foreign minister has lashed out at Turkey and Saudi Arabia for undermining a truce agreement currently in force in the war-ravaged country.
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Sisi under fire for giving away Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
Apr 11, 2016 10:16Egyptians from ordinary citizens and activists to former officials and politicians line up to vent their anger at President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's decision to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia.
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Iran: Saudi cannot ban oil tankers
Apr 10, 2016 13:29Iran says Saudi Arabia cannot ban its oil tankers from travelling in international waters – a move that experts believe Riyadh has devised to slow down Iran’s oil exports through a political context.
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Saudi grand mufti defends ban on female driving
Apr 10, 2016 13:10Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti has defended a ban on driving by females in the kingdom, saying it exposes women to “evil.”
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9/11 secrecy haunts Obama on Saudi visit
Apr 10, 2016 02:41The 9/11 attack is under the spotlight again thanks to Saudi Arabia which US President Barack Obama plans to visit on April 21.
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Rights groups urge Obama to help free Persian Gulf activists
Apr 10, 2016 01:35Rights groups have called on US President Barack Obama to help free human rights activists imprisoned by the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf countries.
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Five civilians die as Saudi jets hit new areas in Yemen
Apr 09, 2016 08:24At least five civilians have been killed in a new series of Saudi airstrikes against Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz.
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Saudi airstrike kills 10 civilian in southern Yemen
Apr 08, 2016 11:52At least ten civilians, among them women and children, have reportedly lost their lives after Saudi military aircraft launched an airstrike in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta'izz.
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Saudi used US-made cluster bombs in Yemen market attacks: HRW
Apr 07, 2016 08:09The Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Saudi Arabia used US-made cluster bombs in two recent airstrikes on a busy market in Yemen, which killed scores of civilians.
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Saudi Arabia officially invites Iran to discuss upcoming Hajj
Apr 07, 2016 00:18Saudi Arabia has officially invited an Iranian delegation to discuss new arrangements for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, says the head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization.