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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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Yemen expects actions from Saudi-led coalition regarding unilateral truce: Houthi
Apr 26, 2020 02:49The Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, has dismissed the Saudi-led coalition’s extension of a unilateral ceasefire in the war-ravaged Arab country by one month, saying Yemenis are expecting serious actions rather than words, which are simply media maneuver.
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Eminent Saudi activist, denied due medical care, dies in Saudi jail: Report
Apr 25, 2020 05:29A prominent Saudi rights activist, Abdallah al-Hamed, has died in detention in Saudi Arabia as a result of “deliberate medical negligence” days after suffering a stroke, a report says.
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Bin Salman fails English football ownership test: Rights group
Apr 24, 2020 10:28A major human rights group has urged authorities in the English Premier League to dismiss a bid by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and allies to take over the ownership of a club, saying the controversial figure fails the very basic tests of ownership rules in the competition.
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Yemeni army repels infiltration attempts by Saudi-led coalition
Apr 23, 2020 02:58The Yemeni army says it has repelled several infiltration attempts by the Saudi-led military coalition on various fronts, killing or wounding dozens of mercenaries.
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President Rouhani: Saudis have to shift gear sooner or later
Apr 22, 2020 02:53President Hassan Rouhani deplored the unrelenting Saudi-led military campaign against Yemen, saying the kingdom will recognize sooner or later that it must reverse its policies.
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Iran working with UN to end Yemeni people’s suffering: Zarif
Apr 22, 2020 00:39Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif outlined the measures taken by the Islamic Republic to promote peace in the region and said the country is working with the UN to put an end to the suffering of the Yemeni people.
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Saudi Arabia using death penalty as political weapon against Shia Muslims: Amnesty International
Apr 21, 2020 12:20Amnesty International has condemned the Saudi regime over the spike in the number of executions in the country, stating that the death penalty is increasingly being used as a political weapon against the Shia Muslim in the Wahhabi state.
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Palestinian, Jordanian prisoners in Saudi jails deprived of medical treatment, only given sedatives: Official
Apr 21, 2020 03:00The head of the Committee of the Jordanian Political Prisoners in Saudi Arabia, Khader al-Mashaikh, says Palestinian and Jordanian nationals currently being held in jails across Saudi Arabia are denied proper medical treatment, and are simply given sedatives in case of complications.