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Peace prospects recede in Yemen as Saudis-Emiratis violate Sweden truce
Dec 18, 2018 13:42Saudi Arabia is undoubtedly the villain of the piece everywhere including in war torn Yemen, where it is trying to sabotage the recent peace agreement reached between Yemeni groups in Sweden.
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Qatar 1996 coup plot: New details reveal Saudi-UAE backing
Dec 18, 2018 12:15A former French Army commander revealed new details of a foiled military coup that was planned against Qatar by the now-blockading countries in the region in February 1996.
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Yemen’s Hudaydah calm as rival parties begin to observe truce
Dec 18, 2018 09:32Fighting has subsided in Yemen’s Hudaydah, hours after a United Nations (UN)-brokered ceasefire between warring sides took effect in the flashpoint port city.
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Saudi-drafted rights resolution politically-motivated: Syria UN envoy
Dec 18, 2018 09:13Syria has dismissed as politically-motivated a United Nations draft resolution presented by Saudi Arabia that accuses Damascus of human rights violations.
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US arms maker warns Canada against stopping sales to Saudi Arabia
Dec 18, 2018 03:52General Dynamics Corp, a sprawling American military manufacturer, has warned Canada against acting on its avowed intention of stopping sales of armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia.
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Delusions, strategic mistake led Saudis to invade Yemen: Iran
Dec 17, 2018 11:16Iran says Saudi Arabia’s decision to invade Yemen is the result of the Riyadh regime’s “delusions” about its military power and the “strategic mistake” it made by undermining Yemeni people’s ability to defend themselves.
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UN: Yemen truce to begin Tuesday as Saudi raids rise
Dec 17, 2018 11:13The UN-brokered ceasefire in Yemen's Hudaydah and its surroundings will start on Tuesday, a United Nations official said after renewed fighting in the strategic city.
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Saudis rebuff US vote but Canada poses new backlash
Dec 17, 2018 05:39Saudi Arabia has rejected a US Senate resolution to end US military support for the kingdom, but faced a new backlash as Canada said it plans to cancel a giant 2014 weapons deal with Riyadh.
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UN chief calls for ‘credible’ investigation into Khashoggi’s murder
Dec 17, 2018 03:47UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a “credible” investigation into the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who is said to have been killed by the highest levels of the Saudi regime.
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Heavy clashes reported as Saudi push in Hudaydah repelled
Dec 16, 2018 08:29Saudi airstrikes and fierce clashes have shaken the outskirts of Yemen's Hudaydah despite a UN-brokered ceasefire that Yemenis already feared could collapse at any moment.