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Yemen Strongman Saleh Open To Negotiations With Saudi

Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh is open to negotiations with rival Saudi Arabia, two years into a deadly war...

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Muslim Leaders Invited To Summit With Trump

King Abdullah II of Jordan, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou are among leaders...

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UN Expert Seeks Urgent Review of Saudi Terrorism Law

Saudi Arabia should urgently review its definition of terrorism under a law used to prosecute non-violent journalists...

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Saudi Artists Seen ‘pushing’ Boundaries

Artists in Saudi Arabia are pushing boundaries as the kingdom undergoes rapid change and tries to boost its cultural...

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Top Saudi Royal Rules Out Rapprochement With Iran

A powerful Saudi royal said Tuesday that there could be no rapprochement between his country and Iran, which he said...

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IMF Says Fiscal Reform Moving Gulf In ‘right Direction’

Oil-exporting Arab states of the Gulf are heading "in the right direction" to plug budgetary gaps thanks to fiscal...

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Gulf States Reject ‘terror’ and ‘interference’

Gulf Arab states pledged Thursday to fight "terrorism" and "foreign interference" across the region. In a joint...

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Two Saudi Soldiers Killed Patrolling Yemen Border

Two Saudi soldiers were killed Thursday in a rocket attack near the border with war-torn Yemen, the interior ministry...

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Egypt’s Sisi To Accept Courts’ Decision On Island Transfers

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Wednesday he will not interfere in any decision the courts or parliament...

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Saudi Shake-Up Strengthens King’s Powerful Son

A recent Saudi government and security shake-up aims to strengthen King Salman's increasingly powerful son against a...

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Saudi Wins Top Arab Fiction Award

A Saudi novelist has won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, becoming the third author in 10 years from the...

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Egypt’s Sisi Visits Saudi Arabia As Tensions Ease

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a royal welcome from King Salman as he landed Sunday in Saudi Arabia...

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Pentagon Chief Warns of Yemen ‘Hezbollah’

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis warned Wednesday of Iranian efforts to create a Yemeni militia "in the image" 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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Saudi Woman Fleeing To Australia Is Forced Back To Kingdom

A young Saudi woman who was seeking asylum in Australia was stopped on a layover in the Philippines and returned to the...

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‘They Will Kill Me’

Activists feared Friday for the safety of a young Saudi woman they say was returned to the kingdom against her will, in...

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Saudi Raises $9 Bn In First Global Islamic Bond Issue

Saudi Arabia raised $9 billion in its first global Islamic bond issue, the government announced on Thursday, a move...

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Rebel Court Sentences Yemen Journalist To Death

A Yemeni court in the rebel-held capital has sentenced a veteran journalist to death on charges of spying for...