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Crisis in Lebanon rooted in bin Salman’s fear of Yemen's Ma’rib liberation: Top Hezbollah official
Nov 01, 2021 03:32A high-ranking Hezbollah official says the diplomatic crisis between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia is rooted in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)’s “fear” of the liberation of the Yemeni strategic city of Ma’rib amid Beirut’s support for Yemenis during the Saudi war.
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Lebanon information minister says will not resign under diplomatic pressure from Riyadh
Oct 31, 2021 12:14Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi says his resignation “is out of question,” a report says, days after Saudi Arabia launched a campaign of pressure on Beirut in response to his comments critical of the Saudi-led devastating war on Yemen.
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Preliminary agreements reached with Saudi Arabia through Baghdad talks: Foreign Ministry spokesman
Oct 31, 2021 11:24Foreign Ministry spokesman says the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia have reached preliminary agreements through talks held in the Iraqi capital and it is only a matter of time before they are finalized.
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12 killed in vehicle explosion in Yemen’s Aden: Report
Oct 31, 2021 04:02At least 12 people have been killed when a vehicle exploded at the entrance of the international airport in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, a report says.
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Arab League urges Persian Gulf states to 'reflect' on anti-Lebanon steps
Oct 30, 2021 12:41The Arab League says it is concerned about a rapid deterioration of Lebanese-Persian Gulf relations after critical comments made by Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi regarding the Saudi-led war against Yemen.
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Yemeni forces close to liberating Ma’rib as major tribe switches sides to back Ansarullah
Oct 30, 2021 12:17Yemeni forces and allied fighters from Popular Committees, backed by tribesmen, are close to liberating the city of Ma’rib as they have made new advances on the last stronghold of Saudi militants in northern Yemen.
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Bahrain expels Lebanese ambassador as diplomatic crisis worsens over Yemen war
Oct 30, 2021 09:39The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the Lebanese ambassador to leave the tiny Persian Gulf country within 48 hours after Saudi Arabia took the same measure in response to critical comments made by a Lebanese minister about the devastating Saudi war on Yemen.
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Saudi Arabia expels Lebanese ambassador to Riyadh in row over Yemen war
Oct 30, 2021 05:49Saudi Arabia has ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the country to leave over the “offensive” remarks made by Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi regarding the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen.
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Hezbollah blasts Saudi regime and its supporters over Yemen
Oct 29, 2021 05:14Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has expressed support for the country’s information minister, whose call for an end to the Saudi-led war on Yemen earlier prompted a backlash from Riyadh and its allies.
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Saudi regime frees young Shia Muslim ex-death row prisoner al-Nimr after 9 years
Oct 28, 2021 09:21Amid an international outcry over Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on dissent, the regime has released Ali al-Nimr, a young Shia Muslim who spent a decade in prison for attending peaceful anti-regime protests and received a death penalty that was later rescinded.