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Several Saudi Servicemen Killed in Yemeni Attacks on Najran, Jizan

Mon Aug 21, 2017 09:33:09

The forces of the Yemeni army and Popular committees, in retaliatory attacks against the Saudi-led coalition, targeted a military base in the kingdom’s southwestern province of Najran, killing several Saudi servicemen.

Mystery Qatari sheikh pushed into Persian Gulf crisis spotlight

Mon Aug 21, 2017 08:20:42

Two months into a bitter Persian Gulf crisis, Saudi Arabia's use of a previously unknown Qatari royal family member has opened a new -- and bizarre -- front in the conflict.

Cash-strapped Saudi Arabia willing to give up its influence to Iran

Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:50:10

Saudi Arabia’s strategy in the Middle East has for years focused on throwing money at majority Sunni states and groups in the region to counter Iranian influence. But its fiscal constraints started to limit its ability to project power even in the Arabian Peninsula.

UAE ambassador says 'whole of Saudi Arabia is cuckoo' in leaked email

Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:23:37

The United Arab Emirate’s envoy to the US has reportedly ridiculed Saudi Arabia’s leadership in a number of leaked emails.

Qatar demands action against Saudi threat to air passengers

Sun Aug 20, 2017 08:46:35

Qatar has lodged a protest with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) against the siege countries using their satellite TV channels to intimidate passengers flying Qatar Airways.

Saudi coalition killed hundreds of children in Yemen, confidential UN report claims

Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:59:17

The Saudi military coalition – which receives logistical support, weapons and political backing from the US and UK – has been accused of killing hundreds of children in Yemen, according to a confidential UN report.

Saudi-led coalition responsible for 'worst cholera outbreak in the world' in Yemen - reuters

Sat Aug 19, 2017 09:50:39

The majority of deaths from Yemen's cholera outbreak have occurred in rebel-controlled areas cut off from supplies due to airstrikes and blockades by a Saudi-led military coalition, according to research published on Friday.

Sadr's unusual tour of Riyadh a way to boost influence in Iraq

Sat Aug 19, 2017 08:24:16

Analysts believe that Saudi Arabia and its allies approach towards the Iraqi cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, is an effort to influence Iraq politics in the post-ISIS era and ahead of the country’s general elections due to be held in 2018.

Saudi king orders Qatar border be reopened for hajj pilgrims

Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:39:43

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered that the border with Qatar be reopened to allow pilgrims to carry out their annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, official state media said Thursday.

Trump silent on imminent Saudi executions based on problematic confessions

Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:37:52

Rights groups urge Trump to intervene on cases they say hinge on coerced confessions and flawed trials.

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