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Yemen war a quagmire for Saudi Arabia like America’s Vietnam War: Scholar
Apr 30, 2020 13:05The Saudi war on the impoverished people of Yemen has become a quagmire for Saudi Arabia as the Vietnam War became a quagmire for the United States in the 1960s and ‘70s, according to Dennis Etler, an American political analyst who has a decades-long interest in international affairs.
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UAE delegation visits Sudan to recruit mercs for Libya rebel commander
Apr 30, 2020 08:25A high-ranking delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — a sponsor of Libyan rebels under the command of renegade general Khalifa Haftar — has reportedly visited Sudan to recruit militants to fight against the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli.
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Iran backs united Yemen, its territorial integrity as UAE-aligned separatists declare self-rule
Apr 29, 2020 14:50Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi says Tehran backs a united Yemen, warning against insurgency attempts there, after separatist groups allied with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) declared self-rule in the south of the war-torn country.
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Saudi-led coalition calls on UAE-backed separatists to return to Riyadh deal
Apr 27, 2020 02:55Saudi Arabia-led coalition that has been attacking Yemen since 2015 has called on Emirati-backed separatists that used to ally themselves with the invading force to return to a so-called de-confliction deal after they declared “self-rule” in the impoverished country’s south.
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Iranian, Emirati FMs discuss regional issues
Apr 27, 2020 01:01The highest-ranking diplomats of Iran and the United Arab Emirates discussed the latest regional developments in a telephone conversation.
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UAE-backed separatists break with Saudi-sponsored militants, declare self-rule in southern Yemen
Apr 26, 2020 03:12UAE-backed separatists have broken with once-allied Saudi-sponsored militants in Yemen, saying they will establish a self-ruled administration in the war-torn country’s southern regions.
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Qatar repeats call for lifting of ‘unjust, unlawful’ Saudi-led blockade
Apr 26, 2020 03:02Qatar has reiterated its call for the lifting of a land, air and sea blockade, which Saudi Arabia and some of its regional allies imposed on Doha more than two years ago, amid little prospect of an end to the conflict.
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Libya's UN-recognized GNA forces down UAE combat drone
Apr 19, 2020 10:23Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) says its forces have managed to down a United Arab Emirates (UAE) combat drone in the skies of the northern parts of the country.
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Migrant workers face predicament in Persian Gulf countries amid pandemic
Apr 15, 2020 03:00Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region have locked down over-crowded labor camps and areas with large populations of low-wage workers in an attempt to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, leaving migrant workers stranded and jobless.
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Indian migrant workers living in squalid conditions in UAE susceptible to coronavirus infection
Apr 14, 2020 06:42The Chief Minister of India’s Kerala State has voiced alarm at the risks facing migrant workers from the region in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid the coronavirus pandemic, citing reports of “inadequate” quarantine facilities and “ineffective” preventative measures in the Persian Gulf country.