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Saudi Arabia seals Yemen borders, accuses Iran over missile strike

Mon Nov 6, 2017 09:43:41

The Saudi-led coalition battling Huothi fighters in Yemen closed the country's air, sea and land borders Monday and accused Iran of being behind a weekend missile attack on Riyadh, saying it "may amount to an act of war".

Saudi Arabia offers 30m dollars bounty for information on Houthi leader

Mon Nov 6, 2017 07:44:11

Riyadh has put some 40 high-ranking Ansarullah movement officials on terrorist list after Yemen targeted an international airport near the Saudi capital.

Saudi gamble risks plunging Lebanon into war

Sun Nov 5, 2017 14:51:27

Saad Hariri's sudden resignation from Lebanon's premiership, announced in Saudi Arabia, has raised fears that regional tensions were about to escalate and that the small country would once again pay a heavy price.

Twin bombings hit Yemen’s Aden, leave casualties

Sun Nov 5, 2017 12:32:07

Two bomb attacks have hit Aden as insecurity continues to grip the southwestern Yemeni province despite the presence of forces loyal to Saudi-backed former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed, former ministers detained in corruption probe

Sun Nov 5, 2017 10:27:51

One of Saudi Arabia's most prominent businessmen and a former finance minister are among dozens detained in a probe by a new anti-corruption body, a senior Saudi official said on Sunday.

Riyadh airport hit with Borkan H2 missile: Yemen

Sun Nov 5, 2017 08:53:36

The Yemeni army has confirmed that it targeted Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid international airport in Riyadh with a long distance Borkan H2 ballistic missile.

Saudi-led air strike kills 29 in north Yemen: Ansarullah health office

Wed Nov 1, 2017 13:44:10

An air strike killed 29 people and wounded 17 others in northern Yemen on Wednesday, the Ansarullah health service said.

Qatar Sheikh accuses Saudi Arabia of two-faced politics over blockade, 'nobody told me anything'

Wed Nov 1, 2017 11:15:57

QATAR has accused Saudi Arabia of two-faced politics over its suffocating blockade by claiming the boycott was a “shock” to the gas-rich country.

Bahrain to boycott summits attended by Qatar: king

Tue Oct 31, 2017 09:40:49

The king of Bahrain has said his country will not take part in any summit or meeting attended by Qatar unless Doha "corrects its approach", as a major diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf nears its five-month mark.

Iran rejects 'ridiculous' Saudi accusations on Yemen

Mon Oct 30, 2017 14:31:01

Tehran on Monday rejected as "ridiculous and baseless" accusations by Saudi Arabia that Iran is blocking peace efforts in Yemen.

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