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‘Saudi seeks sectarian strife in Middle East’
Mar 02, 2016 04:26Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Lebanese Islamic resistance movement Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia seeks to instigate "strife" between Shias and Sunnis in the region.
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Osama bin Laden’s will shows Saudi Arabia supported al-Qaeda
Mar 02, 2016 03:49Former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden received 12 million dollars from his brother on behalf of the Saudi Binladin Group, alleged will shows.
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Saudi Arabia says discussed Syria incursion with US
Mar 01, 2016 04:10The US-led coalition that has allegedly been striking terrorists in Syria for the past two years has reportedly discussed the potential of adding a ground component to the campaign.
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Saudi Arabia trying to thwart truce in Syria: Damascus
Feb 29, 2016 16:24The Syrian government has warned against Saudi Arabia’s attempts to undermine a cessation of hostilities agreement that recently came into effect across the war-hit country.
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Omani man jailed in UAE over Yemen war
Feb 29, 2016 16:05The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Supreme Court has jailed an Omani national for three years for calling UAE mercenaries killed in Yemen as cowards.
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Saudi freeze ‘a small step': Deputy Minister
Feb 29, 2016 11:49A senior Iranian official says a Saudi and Russian initiative to tackle the oil supply glut is “a small step in the right direction.”
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UN chief condemns Saudi airstrikes killing civilians in Yemen
Feb 29, 2016 11:31United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has roundly condemned Saudi Arabia for defying calls to halt airstrikes on Yemen; following a recent air attack that killed dozens of civilians in a market.
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Saudi Arabia must guarantee safety of Iranian pilgrims: Official
Feb 28, 2016 11:51The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says Riyadh must guarantee the safety of Iranian pilgrims as a condition for their future dispatch to Saudi Arabia following the death of thousands of people in the deadly 2015 crush during the Hajj rituals in Mina.
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Saudi man sentenced to 10 years, 2,000 lashes for atheistic views
Feb 28, 2016 03:50A court in Saudi Arabia has handed down a 10-year prison sentence along with 2,000 lashes to a man, accused of posting atheistic and irreligious tweets.
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New Saudi airstrike hits market in Yemen’s north
Feb 27, 2016 14:15The Saudi military Saturday carried out a new airstrike on a populated market in Yemen’s northern province of Sana’a.