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Saudi crown prince snubbed in Algeria
Dec 04, 2018 10:57Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has postponed a planned visit to Jordan after getting the cold shoulder in Algeria, where President Abdelaziz Bouteflika scrapped a meeting with him, citing flu.
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CIA chief to brief US Senate leaders on Khashoggi’s murder
Dec 04, 2018 09:45US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Gina Haspel will brief Senate leaders on the death of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who several Senators believe was killed at the order of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
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Yemen's Ansarullah, Saudi-led coalition reach prisoner exchange deal
Dec 04, 2018 09:04An Ansarullah movement’s official says the Saudi-led coalition and militants fighting on its behalf in Yemen have signed a UN-brokered deal for exchanging prisoners with the Ansarullah movement, prior to the peace negotiations due to be launched in Sweden.
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Saudi-led coalition continues to use banned munitions in Yemen: Military official
Dec 04, 2018 06:06The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces says the Saudi-led military coalition continues to use internationally-banned weapons, particularly cluster bombs, in its aerial bombardment of residential neighborhoods in Yemen despite a global outcry against the use of such munitions by Saudi Arabia and its allies.
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Iran says OPEC players frustrated with Saudis, Russia
Dec 04, 2018 05:12Iran says Qatar’s decision to quit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows the frustration of small producers at the dominant role of a Saudi and Russia-led panel that determines production cuts in order to help regulate prices.
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Halting arms exports to aggressors facilitates Yemen peace: Iran
Dec 04, 2018 03:03Iran's Foreign Ministry says halting arms exports to parties involved in the aggression against Yemen will facilitate the achievement of peace in the war-torn country as belligerent sides are heading for renewed UN-brokered peace talks in Sweden.
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Saudi warplanes continue to bomb Yemen with banned munitions
Dec 03, 2018 13:41The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces says the Saudi-led military coalition continues to use internationally-banned weapons, particularly cluster bombs, in its aerial bombardment campaign against residential neighborhoods in Yemen despite a global outcry against the use of such munitions by Saudi Arabia and its allies.
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Saudi unwilling to shed old delusions, paying price for own mistakes: Iran
Dec 03, 2018 10:30Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Monday said Saudi Arabia is not willing to change course even though it continues to pay the price for its own mistakes, leaving little to hope for in terms of improving ties.
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Riyadh submits to Ansarullah demand to evacuate injured ahead of peace talks
Dec 03, 2018 05:32Saudi Arabia has submitted to Yemen's demands to evacuate 50 wounded Ansarullah fighters to Oman for treatment ahead of new UN-brokered peace talks.
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US should keep ties with Saudi Arabia, hold MBS responsible: Top Democratic senator
Dec 03, 2018 04:13The United States should maintain its strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia while holding Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a top Democratic senator says.