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Mali families criticize Saudi response to Mina tragedy
Feb 17, 2016 05:54A group of families in Mali, who lost their loved ones in the last September Hajj tragedy, are planning to file complaints against Riyadh, they lawyer says.
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Malaysia says not involved in Saudi ‘anti-terror coalition’
Feb 16, 2016 07:11Malaysia’s Defense Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein says his country is not involved in a military “coalition” announced by Saudi Arabia with the purpose of “fighting terrorism” in the region.
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia begin joint military drills
Feb 16, 2016 05:12Turkey and Saudi Arabia have begun joint air exercises, claiming it is within the framework of cooperation and military training between the two countries.
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‘Saudi Arabia using EU-made arms in Yemen’
Feb 16, 2016 03:48Iran has condemned the role of some European countries in the ongoing Saudi military aggression against Yemen, saying Riyadh has been using Europe-made weapons to massacre civilians in the impoverished Arab nation.
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Switzerland to represent Saudi in Iran, Iran in Saudi
Feb 14, 2016 16:56Iran says Switzerland has undertaken to represent Iranian interests in Saudi Arabia and vice versa in the absence of diplomatic relations between Tehran and Riyadh.
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Amnesty launches campaign to save 3 Saudi activists
Feb 14, 2016 04:46Amnesty International has urged Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to spare the lives of three young activists on the verge of execution.
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Saudi Arabia confirms sending warplanes to Turkey ‘for ISIL fight’
Feb 14, 2016 04:27Saudi Arabia confirms it has dispatched warplanes to the Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, claiming that the move was in line with the so-called fight against ISIL Takfiri terrorists in Syria.
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Saudi Arabia still insisting on removal of Assad amid peace efforts
Feb 13, 2016 05:05While international negotiators have agreed on a ceasefire and humanitarian access to besieged towns in Syria, Saudi Arabia is still insisting on the removal of President Bashar al-Assad from power as Riyadh's main goal and has pledged to send special forces to the crisis-hit country.
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Saudi Arabia seeking greater contribution to US-led airstrikes: Pentagon
Feb 12, 2016 04:50The United States says Saudi Arabia has proposed to expand its role in the air campaign by the US-led coalition on purported positions of the Takfiri ISIL terrorist group.
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Saudi King Salman to visit Russia next month
Feb 11, 2016 07:25Russia says Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is scheduled to visit Moscow in the middle of March following the kingdom's signal that it is prepared to deploy troops in Syria.