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Teenager faces death penalty as crackdown widens in Saudi Arabia
Jun 07, 2019 09:58Saudi authorities are likely to execute a teenager who has been held in pre-trial detention for almost four years, as a brutal crackdown led by Heir Apparent Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) against pro-democracy campaigners, Muslim preachers and intellectuals widens in the Arabian Peninsula.
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Yemen's military releases footage of retaliatory missile attacks on Saudi targets in Najran
Jun 07, 2019 07:43Yemen’s armed forces have released new footage of their latest retaliatory attacks against Saudi-backed mercenaries in the kingdom’s border region of Najran.
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Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt behind Sudan's bloody crackdown: Expert
Jun 07, 2019 02:57A Sudanese military expert says a recent brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in capital Khartoum that killed scores of people was part of a Saudi-Emirati plan and launched at Riyadh’s bidding.
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Yemeni air defenses down yet another US-made Saudi attack drone
Jun 07, 2019 01:31Yemen has successfully targeted an attack drone belonging to Saudi Arabia, as the country continues to develop a deterrence against Riyadh's continued drone raids and surveillance flights over cities and civilian targets.
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No solution on horizon to Persian Gulf crisis, says Qatari FM
Jun 07, 2019 01:19Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Ale Thani says there is no solution in sight to a political crisis in the Persian Gulf, two years after Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies imposed a diplomatic and trade boycott against Doha.
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Saudi Arabia steps up ballistic missile program with Chinese aid: Report
Jun 07, 2019 00:49Saudi Arabia has reportedly stepped up its ballistic missile program with the help of China, with the administration of US President Donald Trump withholding intelligence on the issue.
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Russia slams anti-Iran measures of US, Arab allies as ‘destructive’
Jun 06, 2019 02:45Russia has censured the United States and the Persian Gulf Arab countries for engaging in “destructive” activities, including military moves, against Iran, saying such an approach only exacerbates the problems.
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Qatar: Saudi-led bans worsening human rights situation
Jun 06, 2019 01:41A high-ranking Qatari official says the continuation of a dispute initiated by a Saudi-led quartet of Arab states with her country would heighten the risk of human rights violations, and undermine the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC).
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Zarif: Mossad fabricating intel to blame Iran for Fujairah false flag
Jun 06, 2019 01:31Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed as a "fabricated" claim by Israeli spy agency Mossad that Iran was behind the recent attacks near the Emirati Port of al-Fujairah, saying he had warned about such false flag attacks in the region.
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Bin Salman’s behavior ‘cannot be ignored,’ Republican senator warns Trump
Jun 06, 2019 01:21A top Republican senator has warned US President Donald Trump that the behavior by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “cannot be ignored,” as a bill is introduced to block US arms sales to the kingdom and the UAE.