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Yemeni ballistic missiles hit Jizan, Najran in Saudi Arabia
Jan 26, 2019 15:34Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have hit gatherings of mercenaries working for the regime in Riyadh in the kingdom’s regions of Jizan and Najran with domestically-manufactured missiles in retaliation for the Saudi campaign against the impoverished nation, a report says.
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Saudi Arabia blacklisted for lax control on terror financing
Jan 26, 2019 08:26Saudi Arabia has reportedly been included in an EU draft list of countries that pose a threat to the bloc due to their alleged lax control on money laundering and terrorism financing.
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Rights groups demand access to political prisoners in Saudi Arabia
Jan 26, 2019 03:28Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have demanded that Saudi Arabia allow independent monitors access to political prisoners in the country, amid new reports of torture.
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Saudi Arabia building its first ballistic missile factory: Report
Jan 25, 2019 10:36Saudi Arabia, already known as the world’s top importer of foreign-made ballistic missiles, has started building its first missile production factory near the central town of Al-Watah, The Washington Post has quoted experts as saying.
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Thousands of Yemenis rally to honor 'martyrs' of Saudi war
Jan 25, 2019 09:45Thousands of Yemenis have rallied on the streets of Yemen's northern city of Sa'ada to commemorate fallen soldiers on Martyrs' Day.
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Berlin set to sell weapons to Doha amid tension with Riyadh
Jan 25, 2019 04:55Germany has approved exporting military equipment to Qatar amid deepening tensions with Riyadh, Doha’s rival.
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UN envoy to travel to Turkey for probe into Khashoggi murder
Jan 25, 2019 03:13A UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions will travel to Turkey next week to head an "independent international inquiry" into the gruesome killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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‘Terms of Yemen prisoner exchange to be thrashed out in coming days’
Jan 24, 2019 03:24Delegates from Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement and representatives loyal to former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi are expected to agree on the terms of a prisoner exchange within the next 10 days.
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Accidental mines explosion kills 5 Saudi-hired foreign mine experts in Yemen
Jan 23, 2019 02:56Five foreign nationals working as mine clearance experts for the Saudi-led military coalition have been killed in a mine defusing operation in war-torn Yemen.
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Fleeing Saudi Arabia: Asylum seeker numbers triple
Jan 22, 2019 11:34The number of asylum seekers from Saudi Arabia has tripled, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).