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European legislators want downgrade of EU presence at G20 Saudi-hosted summit
Oct 20, 2020 04:20Dozens of lawmakers of the European Parliament have called on the European Union (EU) to downgrade its presence at the next month’s G20 summit in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh over human rights concerns, a document says.
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Saudi Arabia restructures Supreme Court, religious, advisory bodies
Oct 19, 2020 10:43Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a raft of royal decrees, restructuring the country’s Supreme Court as well as its highest religious and advisory authorities.
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Yemeni fighters hit positions of Saudi Arabia’s mercenaries, fatalities reported
Oct 19, 2020 04:32Yemeni army soldiers, backed by fighters from allied the Popular Committees, have reportedly mounted an offensive in the southwestern Province of Dhale, where dozens of Saudi-sponsored militiamen loyal to former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi were killed.
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New Saudi-led attacks martyr 2 Yemeni children, injure others
Oct 18, 2020 06:00At least two children have been martyred and several other civilians wounded in Saudi-led shelling and rocket attacks against residential areas in Yemen’s Ta’iz and Sa’ada Provinces.
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US urges Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing ties with Zionist entity
Oct 14, 2020 13:02US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with illegal Zionist entity after Bahrain and the UAE.
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UN rejects Saudi bid for joining human rights council over abuses
Oct 14, 2020 03:44Saudi Arabia has failed to join the United Nations Human Rights Council after an international non-governmental organization called on the United Nations (UN) to refuse Riyadh’s bid.
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World must press Saudi Arabia to implement IAEA Safeguards: Iran's envoy
Oct 14, 2020 03:20Iran has called on the international community to press Saudi Arabia to immediately implement the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreements of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in full.
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One fifth of Yemen’s population suffering from mental health disorders: UNFPA
Oct 13, 2020 03:07The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Yemen says twenty percent of the population in the war-ravaged Arab country suffers from mental health disorders, amid the ongoing Saudi-led military onslaught and tight blockade.
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Geneva-based rights council urges Saudi Arabia to stop crackdown on Palestinians
Oct 12, 2020 04:27The Geneva Council for Rights and Liberties (GCRL) has strongly denounced the continued detention and prosecution of Palestinian and Jordanian figures in Saudi Arabia over their suspected support for the Palestinian resistance movement, calling on Riyadh to immediately release them.
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Saudi regime forces detain activist during raid against Shia-populated Qatif region
Oct 09, 2020 04:34Saudi regime forces have reportedly arrested a young man in the kingdom’s Shia-populated and oil-rich Eastern Province as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its brutal clampdown against members of the religious community.