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US Secretary of State Pompeo: Saudi oil attack an 'act of war'
Sep 19, 2019 03:46US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has described the attack on Saudi oil facilities as "an act of war" that knocked out more than half the kingdom’s oil production.
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Germany extends ban on arms sales to Saudi for another 6 months
Sep 19, 2019 02:54The government of Angela Merkel has extended its ban on all German weapons exports to Saudi Arabia for a further six month-period despite some calls for loosening the restriction.
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Saudi oil strikes perfect example of Yemeni forces’ military capabilities: Army spox
Sep 19, 2019 02:30The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces has lauded the highly disruptive drone attacks on Saudi Aramco petroleum and gas processing plants at Abqaiq and Khurais in the kingdom's Eastern Province as an outstanding example of the military prowess of Yemeni army troops and allied fighters from Popular Committees.
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Zarif: US once again shows sanctions aimed at Iranian people
Sep 19, 2019 02:02Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned a decision by US President Donald Trump to tighten economic pressure against Tehran, saying Washington once again proved that it deliberately seeks to target ordinary people.
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Yemeni forces, allies shoot down Saudi-led surveillance drone in Ta’izz
Sep 18, 2019 12:41The US-based Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a nonprofit conflict-research organization, estimates that the war has claimed more than 91,000 lives over the past four and a half years.
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Iran seeks to reduce tensions but will surprise aggressors in case of attack: Senior official
Sep 18, 2019 12:34Iran’s top security official says the Islamic Republic seeks to reduce tensions and avoid confrontation but will give a crushing response to any act of aggression or attempt to endanger the country’s interests.
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Japan: Iran did not conduct Saudi attacks
Sep 18, 2019 07:42Japan says it has not seen any evidence to prove a claim by the United States that Iran was involved in recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
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Saudi Arabia joins US naval mission in West Asia amid tensions with Iran
Sep 18, 2019 04:37Saudi Arabia has joined a US-led naval mission purportedly aimed at protecting shipping lanes in West Asian waterways as Washington and Riyadh engage in another blame game against Iran following massive Yemeni drone attacks on key Saudi oil facilities.
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Saudi prince in exile launches opposition movement, calls for constitutional monarchy
Sep 18, 2019 02:46A Saudi prince living in exile in Germany has launched an opposition movement in a bid to change the ruling regime, establish a constitutional monarchy and cease human rights abuses in the repressive country.
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Saudi Arabia 'secretly' sells Istanbul consulate where Khashoggi was murdered
Sep 18, 2019 02:05The Saudi consulate building in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul, where prominent dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered by a hit team last October, has reportedly been sold recently and the mission will soon be moving to a new location.