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Saudi Arabia ‘a threat’ to Lebanon says former UK FM Jack Straw

Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:31:30

Saudi Arabia poses a threat to stability in Lebanon, former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Saturday, warning calmer heads must prevail in the kingdom to prevent a broader crisis.

Israeli minister: Tel Aviv in covert contacts with Riyadh

Mon Nov 20, 2017 07:14:37

Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz has for the first time revealed that Tel Aviv has had covert contacts with Saudi Arabia.

Security Council-appointed panel says no missiles sent to Houthis, refuting Saudi Arabia

Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:26:44

A United Nations Security Council-appointed panel has said in a confidential memo that it has seen no evidence to support Saudi Arabia’s claims that missiles have been transferred to Yemen’s Houthis fighters by external sources.

Saudi torture victims include former king's son - Middle East Eye

Sat Nov 18, 2017 11:17:33

Sources confirm Prince Miteb, son of late King Abdullah, is among six princes who needed hospital treatment following arrest in Saudi purge.

Lebanon president says Saudi holds Hariri, calls it aggression

Wed Nov 15, 2017 14:04:17

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia had detained Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, the first time he had said so publicly, and called it an act of aggression against Lebanon.

Lebanese FM: Only Hariri's return can prove his freedom

Wed Nov 15, 2017 08:17:29

Lebanon's Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has said that Prime Minister Saad Hariri can only prove his freedom by returning home.

Saudi jets bomb airport runway, navigation tower in Yemen's capital

Wed Nov 15, 2017 08:02:50

Saudi Arabian fighter jets have targeted the airport in Yemen’s capital Sana’a, worsening the already terrible humanitarian situation in the war-torn country.

Iran 'hopes Hariri will remain Lebanon's prime minister'

Tue Nov 14, 2017 14:57:41

An Iranian official said on Tuesday Tehran hoped Saad al-Hariri would remain as Lebanon's prime minister and denied Hariri had resigned after a tense meeting with him in Beirut.

Arab countries involved in a row with Qatar are not interested in a solution - Qatar's Emir

Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:02:28

Qatar´s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Tuesday that Arab states that imposed sanctions on his country in June over allegations of supporting terrorism were not interested in a solution to the crisis.

U.S. military role in Yemen's war unauthorized: US House

Tue Nov 14, 2017 08:01:56

In a rare exercise of its war-making role, the House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly passed a resolution explicitly stating that U.S. military assistance to Saudi Arabia in its war in Yemen is not authorized under legislation passed by Congress to fight terrorism or invade Iraq.

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