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Saudi Arabia says it will reopen Yemen airports, seaports

Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:02:38

Saudi Arabia's mission to the United Nations says the Saudi-led coalition fighting Ansarullah movement in Yemen will begin reopening airports and seaports in the Arab world's poorest country.

Lebanese prime minister holds back tears, says he will return home 'within days' amid reports of Saudi Arabia house arrest

Mon Nov 13, 2017 08:21:47

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Sunday he will return to his country "within days" amid a political crisis that erupted when he announced his sudden resignation on Nov. 4 in Saudi Arabia.

Cambridge University threatens to cancel anti-Israel meeting

Sun Nov 12, 2017 14:52:36

The University of Cambridge has been criticized for threatening to cancel and replacing the chair of a meeting about an anti-Israel movement.

Iran denies involvement in Bahrain pipeline attack

Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:13:51

Iran has denied allegations it was behind a militant attack on a pipeline outside Bahrain's capital.

Lebanese president presses Saudi to say why Hariri has not returned

Sun Nov 12, 2017 11:59:25

Lebanon's president called on Saudi Arabia on Saturday to clarify why Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri could not return home, a week after he stunned his country by resigning while in the kingdom.

Mass graves of civilians executed by ISIS found in Kirkuk province

Sun Nov 12, 2017 09:47:17

Mass graves containing the remains of civilians executed by ISIS have been found in the disputed Iraqi province of Kirkuk, Iraqi authorities told reporters on Saturday.

How Saudi Arabia turned on Lebanon's Hariri

Sun Nov 12, 2017 09:07:06

From the moment Saad al-Hariri’s plane touched down in Saudi Arabia on Friday Nov. 3, he was in for a surprise.

Asylum-seekers get 24-hour reprieve from Papua New Guinea camp eviction

Sat Nov 11, 2017 14:48:10

Papua New Guinea will delay by at least 24 hours a plan to forcibly evict hundreds of men from an abandoned Australian detention centre, three asylum seekers said on Saturday.

Trump and Rex Tillerson had starkly different responses to Saudi Arabia's corruption crackdown

Sat Nov 11, 2017 13:00:42

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had very different responses to Saudi Arabia's landmark anti-corruption crackdown from last weekend.

Iraqi forces launch offensive to recapture last ISIS-held district of Rawa

Sat Nov 11, 2017 12:39:04

Iraqi forces launched an offensive on Saturday to capture Rawa, the last remaining town under ISIS control.

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