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FBI releases documents about investigating ties between Saudi govt. and 9/11

IFP Media Wire -
The FBI has released hundreds of pages of newly declassified documents about its long effort to explore connections between Riyadh and the September 11th attacks.
Americas

US approves $650m sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia

IFP Media Wire -
The US State Department has approved its first major arms sale to Riyadh under President Joe Biden with the sale of air-to-air missiles valued at $650 million, according to the Pentagon.
Media Wire

Iraq to ink energy contracts with Saudi Arabia

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Baghdad plans to sign energy contracts worth tens of billions of dollars with Riyadh, the state newspaper Al-Sabaah reported, citing Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar.
Middle East

FM: Lebanon, Saudi crisis not to be resolved through negotiation

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The recent diplomatic crisis between Beirut and Riyadh cannot be resolved through negotiations, Lebanon's top diplomat says. The row began after a Lebanese minister stated Saudi Arabia-led war on Yemen was an act of aggression.
Middle East

Yemen: Saudi, allies should admit defeat in war

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Yemen’s Defense Minister Mohammad al-Atefi has stated the Saudi-led coalition waging war against the country has no choice but to admit defeat . He stressed all occupied areas would soon be restored to the Yemeni sovereignty.
Media Wire

Report: US raises Saudi-Israel normalization with MbS

Fatemeh Askarieh -
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has raised the possibility of normalizing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel during the last month meeting with crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), American and Saudi sources told Axios.
Sport

Persepolis officially protests unfair seat allocation, delays in S Arabia

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Iranian football club Persepolis has officially protested against a lack of proper coordination in holding training sessions, and allocating all stadium seats to Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in quarterfinals round of the 2021 AFC Champions League.
Media Wire

HRW says Saudi takeover of Newcastle aimed at sportswashing

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Human rights groups have strongly criticized the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United club. They have accused the monarchy of "sportswashing" to improve its damaged global image.
Media Wire

Saudi Arabia executes Shia man over ‘terror charges’

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Saudi Arabia has executed a man from Qatif region in the Shia-populated Eastern Province over alleged links to a "terrorist cell."
Media Wire

UAE says seeking to reduce tension with Iran

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says Abu Dhabi is trying to manage rivalries with Tehran through talks to avoid new conflict in the region. It comes as Iran, in the recent past, has held four rounds of negotiations with its Persian Gulf rival, Saudi Arabia, to restore the damaged relationship.
Media Wire

Saudi Arabia says ‘very robust’ to end Yemen war

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Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said Riyadh is conducting a “dialogue” with Washington regarding the war in Yemen. He says Riyadh is seeking to end the Yemen war.
Media Wire

Saudi Arabia seeks talks with Iran, concrete results

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz expressed hope that Riyadh's talks with Tehran will lead to confidence building, as the two regional rivals are engaged in dialogue following years of heightened tensions.
Media Wire

US okays $500m copter maintenance deal with Saudi Arabia

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The US Department of State has approved a possible $500 million sale to Saudi Arabia to provide maintenance services to the country's helicopter fleet, according to a statement released Thursday.
Media Wire

India to host Iranian, Saudi FMs

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New Delhi is preparing for visits by the Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers, Indian officials confirmed, as part of a series of engagements aimed at discussions on Afghanistan with partner countries as well as Tehran-Riyadh ties.
Americas

Families of 9/11 victims say US ‘helping protect Saudi Arabia’

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9/11 survivors and relatives say the US government is still “covering up for Saudi Arabia”, two decades after Al-Qaeda hijackers, many of them Saudi nationals, killed almost 3,000 people.
Middle East

Saudi security chief fired over embezzlement

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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud dismissed Public Security Director Khalid bin Qaraar Al-Harbi on Tuesday, referring him to investigation on charges of embezzlement of the public funds.
Middle East

Riyadh executes young Shia man over ‘terror charges’, opposition denies allegations

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Saudi authorities carried out the death sentence handed down to a young man from the Shia-majority Qatif region over terrorist charges. This as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) against pro-democracy campaigners continues in the country with a long history of executions.
Middle East

Iraqi resistance: Saudi Arabia, UAE run Daesh militants

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A senior leader of the Iraqi Kata'ib Hezbollah resistance movement says the Saudi and Emirati spy agencies are directly running elements of the Daesh, after the terror group killed several policemen on a checkpoint outside the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
Foreign Policy

Envoy: Next Round of Iranian-Saudi Talks to Be Held in Baghdad

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Iran’s ambassador to Iraq says the fourth round of Tehran-Riyadh negotiations are to be held in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Foreign Policy

Report: Iran FM, UAE Premier Offended at Photo Opportunity at Baghdad Summit

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Reports indicate that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian took umbrage at the arrangement of the locations of dignitaries at a photo opportunity at a regional summit in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
IFP Exclusive

Raisi Says Ready to Reopen Iran’s Embassy in Riyadh

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Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi says there is no barrier to the reopening of the Iranian embassy in Riyadh once he's sworn in in August.
IFP Exclusive

GCC Chief’s Anti-Iran Stance Not Shared by All Members: Tehran

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the stance adopted by the secretary general of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on the Islamic Republic does not reflect the viewpoints of all member states.
IFP Exclusive

Yemen’s Ansarullah Hits Saudi Oil Facility in Missile Attack: Spokesman

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Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah says its forces have hit a large oil facility in the southern Saudi Arabian city of Jizan in drone and missile attacks overnight.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Censures UN for Taking Saudi-Led Coalition Off Child Rights Blacklist

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Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has slammed the United Nations for its double standards on human rights after the UN chief’s decision to remove the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen from a list of violators of children's rights.
IFP Exclusive

Is Bin Salman Sincere in Offering Olive Branch to Iran?

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An expert on Persian Gulf issues has weighed in on reports of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s request that new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi mediates between Tehran and Saudi Arabia.
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