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UN Urges Saudi Coalition Not To Bomb Yemen Port

The United Nations called Thursday on the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen not to bomb the rebel-held port of...

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US Pentagon Chief Meets Saudi King With Iran In Focus

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the...

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Mattis In Riyadh To Boost US-Saudi Alliance

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is in Saudi Arabia Wednesday to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington alliance, with both...

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Key Leopard Population ‘crashing’, Study Warns

The leopard population in a region of South Africa once thick with the big cats is crashing, and could be wiped out...

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Filipino Expats In Gulf Look To Hardman Duterte

With more than a million Filipino workers spread across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar, it is small wonder that...

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Killers of Saudi-Based Ghanaian Diplomat To Be Sentenced Next Week

Five men were arrested for kidnapping and killing a Ghanaian diplomat in Jeddah The Criminal Court in Jeddah is...

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US Conducts Around 20 More Strikes In Yemen

US aircraft have conducted about 20 additional air strikes on Al-Qaeda in Yemen in recent days, the Pentagon said...

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Qaeda Claims Suicide Bombing In South Yemen

Al-Qaeda on Friday claimed responsibility for a recent deadly attack on a government building in southern Yemen, which...

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Drone Strikes Kill 5 Qaeda Suspects In Yemen

Drone strikes killed five suspected Al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Wednesday, a security official said, as the...

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Calls For Unity As Arab Leaders Gather

Arab leaders gathered for an annual summit in Jordan Wednesday looking to overcome divisions on regional crises...

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10 Jihadists Among 20 Dead In Yemen Attack

Ten people were killed Monday in a jihadist attack on a government building in southern Yemen that also saw 10...

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Qatar Announces GBP5bn UK Investment

One of the largest investors in the UK has committed £5bn of new money to invest in transport, property and digital...

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Qatar Set To Invest GBP5bn In UK Over Next Five Years

Qatar will invest £5 billion in Britain within five years in a boost for the post-Brexit economy, Prime Minister...

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Finland Allocates $20 Million To Famine-Hit African Countries

The Finnish government has allocated over EUR 18 million (over $20 million) to five famine-hit African countries at...

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27 Killed In South Yemen Clashes

At least 20 rebels and seven soldiers were killed over the past 24 hours in ongoing fighting in southern Yemen, a...

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Iran Close In On World Cup As Qatar Look Doomed

Iran took a major step towards making the 2018 World Cup finals winning 1-0 in Doha on Thursday, a result which...

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Two Years On, Yemen Stuck In ‘quagmire’

Deadly fighting, a rise in jihadism, the threat of famine -- two years after Saudi Arabia intervened against...

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Amnesty Condemns US, UK Over Yemen Arms

Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the United States and Britain for transferring arms to Saudi Arabia to use...

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Qaeda, IS Focus On Bombs Behind Carry-On Computer Ban

The prohibition on carry-on electronics for certain flights to the US and Britain shows both the Islamic State group...