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Saudi-led Coalition to Allow Commercial Flights to Yemen: minister
2017-11-11
The Saudi-led military coalition fighting against Yemen's Houthi movement will allow the resumption of international commercial flights to the country, a Yemeni government minister said, easing its nationwide blockade.
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Saudi Easing of Yemen Blockade Not Enough: UN
2017-11-11
The Saudi-led coalition is still blocking desperately-needed UN aid deliveries to Yemen despite the re-opening of the port of Aden and of a land border crossing, a UN spokesman said Friday.
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VIDEO: Hezbollah S-G Says Saudi Misguided Policies Pushed Bahrain to the Brink of Bankruptcy
2017-11-11
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday (November 10, 2017) that Bahrain has become on the brink of bankruptcy due to what he described as “misguided Saudi policies”.
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Gulf States Advise Citizens against Traveling to Lebanon
2017-11-11
Three Gulf states advised their citizens against traveling to Lebanon on Thursday and asked those already there to leave as soon as possible, amid rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran over Lebanon and Yemen.
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French President Macron Meets Saudi Crown Prince as Saudi-Iran Tensions Soar
2017-11-11
French President Emmanuel Macron held talks with Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince as tensions between Tehran and Riyadh soar over crisis in Yemen and Lebanon.
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Deep in Yemen War, Saudi Fight against Iran Falters
2017-11-11
At a hospital in the Yemeni city of Marib, demand for artificial limbs from victims of the country’s war is so high that prosthetics are made on site in a special workshop.
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Hezbollah Calls on Saudi Arabia to Cease Interfering in Lebanon, Statement
2017-11-11
Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc called on Saudi Arabia on Thursday to stop interfering in Lebanese affairs after Lebanon’s prime minister quit in a weekend broadcast from the kingdom.
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Lebanon Believes Saudi Holds Hariri, Demands his Return
2017-11-11
Lebanon believes Saad al-Hariri is being held in Saudi Arabia, from where he resigned as Lebanese prime minister, two top government officials in Beirut said, amid a deepening crisis pushing Lebanon onto the frontlines of a power struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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Bahrain Dollar Bonds Fall in Wider Middle East Sell-off
2017-11-11
Bahrain dollar bonds fell across curve on Wednesday, as assets across the region continued to drop in the wake of a sweeping anti-graft crack-down in Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi King Appoints 30 Judges, Promotes 26 amid Anti-Graft Purge
2017-11-10
King Salman has appointed or promoted 56 judges, Saudi Arabia’s state news agency SPA reported on Thursday, a step coinciding with an anti-corruption crackdown in the kingdom.
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Lebanese Patriarch Plans to Meet Hariri in Saudi Arabia, Spokesman
2017-11-10
Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch will visit Saudi Arabia next week and has received “a positive response” from Saudi officials over the possibility of meeting with Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as prime minister, his spokesman said.
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Saudi Says 208 Questioned in Graft Probe, at Least $100bn Stolen
2017-11-10
Saudi Arabia’s attorney-general said today that 208 people have been called in for questioning in a sweeping anti-corruption investigation, and seven of them had been released without charge.
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France Suggests Hariri Not Free, Urges He Play Role in Lebanon
2017-11-10
France’s foreign ministry on Friday nuanced comments made earlier by its minister, suggesting that former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri may not be free and urging that he continue to play his rightful role in the country.
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US’s Tillerson Concerned over Saudi Purge, Monitoring Hariri Situation
2017-11-10
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent political purge raises concerns and remains unclear but does not appear to amount to mass arrests, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters on Friday.
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France's Macron Broaches Lebanon in Surprise Saudi Visit
2017-11-10
French President Emmanuel Macron held hastily scheduled talks in Riyadh on Thursday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, notably over Lebanon and Yemen.
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Saudi Arabia Makes Further Anti-Graft Arrests, Sources
2017-11-09
Saudi Arabian authorities have made further arrests in an anti-corruption crackdown on the kingdom’s political and business elite, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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UN Warns of Mass Famine in Yemen over Saudi Blockade of Aid
2017-11-09
Yemen is facing a mass famine that will affect millions of lives unless the Saudi-led coalition ends its blockade and allows aid deliveries into the country, the UN aid chief warned Wednesday.
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Saudi Arabia Freezes 1700 Bank Accounts, Including Former Crown Prince’s in Anti-graft Crackdown, Sources
2017-11-09
Saudi Arabian authorities have made further arrests and frozen more bank accounts in an expanding anti-corruption crackdown on the kingdom’s political and business elite, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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UAE Asks Banks for Information on 19 Saudis' Accounts
2017-11-09
The United Arab Emirates central bank has asked banks and finance companies in the UAE to provide information on the accounts of 19 Saudi citizens, banking sources told Reuters on Thursday.
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Iran Calls Houthi Missile Attack Targeting Riyadh 'Reaction' to Saudi Aggression
2017-11-09
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that missile attacks by Yemen's Houthis targeting Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh were a reaction to what he called Saudi aggression.