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MBS prime suspect in Khashoggi murder case: UN official
Jul 12, 2020 07:11A senior UN official says Saudi Arabia’s heir apparent Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) is a prime suspect in the murder of well-known Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul back in October 2018.
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UAE, Saudi Arabia stall on US initiative against Iran
Jul 11, 2020 10:42The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reportedly urged Saudi Arabia to stop supporting a US proposal aimed at resolving a three-year political tension among Persian Gulf countries.
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‘Gov’t says UK to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite ‘possible’ war crimes in Yemen
Jul 11, 2020 03:42The US and the UK governments continue to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia even though it’s a morally bankrupt and illegal choice to prop up the Wahhabi regime in its unlawful war on Yemen.
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Time for US to pull out of Yemen
Jul 10, 2020 07:05As maintained by many US officials and Pentagon commanders, the US-backed Saudi-led war on Yemen is unwinnable – despite the attempts by Riyadh to escalate the war even further. Five years into this unnecessary bloodshed should be more than enough for the War Party to reach conclusion that what it has on its hands is yet another endless war that like the one in Afghanistan is unwinnable.
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Why Arabs remain silent on George Floyd’s death?
Jul 10, 2020 04:22From New Zealand and Australia, through Europe, to Canada and Brazil, many countries of the world witnessed demonstrations in solidarity with the protests in the United States against racism after the Minneapolis police officer killed a black American. However, the Arab streets were quiet, except for Tunisia and social media.
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Saudi attack on Yemeni boats violation of Sweden accord, armed forces will respond: Army spox
Jul 10, 2020 04:06The spokesman for Yemen’s Armed Forces has censured the Saudi-led coalition waging a war against the impoverished Arab country over destruction of two civilian vessels in the strategic Red Sea, vowing that Yemeni troops and allied fighters will respond to the act of aggression.
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Tehran rejects US claim of seizing Iranian ship as 'baseless'
Jul 10, 2020 01:46Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected the US’ “baseless” claim of seizing an Iranian ship carrying weapons to Yemen.
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UN warns many will “starve to death” in Yemen as Saudi fuel blockade hinders COVID-19 battle
Jul 09, 2020 14:00According to the Yemen Oil Company, at least 15 tankers carrying over 419,789 tons of fuel have been trapped at sea for over a month despite being checked and issued permits by both the Saudi-led Coalition and the UN, plunging Yemen into an unprecedented fuel shortage.
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UN human rights expert calls on Saudi Arabia to free women activists
Jul 09, 2020 11:43A United Nations special rapporteur has called on the member states of the UN Human Rights Council to pressure Saudi Arabia to free women activists, four months before the Saudi regime is to hold the 2020 G20 Riyadh summit.
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UK to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite Yemen concerns
Jul 08, 2020 03:57As the war in Yemen rages on, with mounting evidence of Saudi war crimes, the UK government has seen fit to resume arms sales to the Kingdom.