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9/11 Attackers’ Countries of Origin Excluded from Trump’s Blacklist (Cartoon)

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US President Trump’s recent executive order has banned citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US, but some Muslim countries were spared from the order's blacklist, even though they have deep-seated ties to terrorism.
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Tehran and Riyadh Continue War of Words despite Mediation Efforts

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Despite ongoing efforts by certain Arab countries to mediate between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the two countries' war of words doesn’t seem to have an end.
IFP Exclusive

British Historian Says Saudi Arabia Is Going Insane

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Renowned British author and historian Mark Curtis has highlighted the crimes committed by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, saying unwise and hard-line Riyadh rulers have kicked off a fresh wave of war.
Crisis

Saudi Arabia Launches 4 Airstrikes on Yemeni School

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The Saudi-led coalition’s warplanes have launched several airstrikes on a school in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a on Sunday morning.
IFP Exclusive

2 Suicide Bombers Blow Themselves Up in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah

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People in eastern Jeddah, a port city in Western Saudi Arabia, heard the sound of several gunshots on Saturday morning, which were reportedly followed by two suicide bombers exploding themselves.
IFP Coverage

Egyptians Celebrating Rejection of Plan to Transfer Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia

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An Egyptian court has issued a final ruling rejecting a controversial government plan to transfer two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, prompting cheers in the Cairo courtroom but potentially deepening tensions with the country’s erstwhile financial backer.
Cinema

Cultural Revolution in Saudi Arabia: Will Saudis Finally Be Allowed to Go to Cinema?

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This year, the Saudi General Authority for Entertainment has some plans whose implementation would enrage extremist clergies of this country.
Human Rights

Saudi Arabia Keeps on Oppressing Political Activists

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By arresting two political activists, Saudi Arabia has once again provoked international reactions.
Human Rights

Saudi Newspaper Portrays Foreign Workers as Rats

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The London-based Saudi newspaper Al-Hayat has drawn negative reactions after publishing an insulting cartoon about foreign workers in the Arab kingdom.
Foreign Policy

Riyadh’s Support for Terrorism Root Cause of Chaos in Middle East: Iranian Spokesman

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed the recent allegations leveled by Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against Tehran, saying Riyadh’s support for terrorists is the source of chaos in the Middle East.
Crisis

Is Saudi Arabia in Retreat after 650 Days of War on Yemen?

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In recent months, Saudi Arabia has been showing signals of retreat from the war it waged nearly two years ago on the impoverished people of Yemen.
Crisis

Yemeni Mother Loses 5 Children in Saudi Airstrikes

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The airstrikes of the Saudi-led coalition have killed an elderly Yemeni woman’s five children in the ongoing war against the poor Arab nation.
IFP Coverage

Radical Salafism Will Win If Saudi Arabia Is Not Stopped: British Academic

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Michael Axworthy, a British academic who has also worked at the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office, believes that if Saudi Arabia is not warned against its activities in the Middle East, the Saudi-backed radical ideologies of Wahhabism and Salafism would finally win.
IFP Exclusive

Saudi Arabia Is World’s Top Arms Importer

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Saudi Arabia, India and Pakistan have been the world’s top arms importers last year according to the US Congress.
Foreign Policy

Israeli-Saudi Plots for Insecurity in Iran Foiled: IRGC Chief

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Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari lashed out at the Israeli and Saudi regimes for their attempts to incite insecurity in Iran, saying the Islamic Republic has thwarted all of those plots.
Foreign Policy

Wahhabis Funding Terrorism and Sedition in Muslim World: Iran Leader’s Advisor

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An international advisor to the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei blamed Saudi Arabia for regional crises, including those in Syria and Iraq, saying the House of Saud is using its petrodollars to cause sedition in Muslim countries.
Human Rights

Malnutrition Kills One Yemeni Child in Every 10 Minutes: UNICEF

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At least one child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen because of malnutrition and preventable diseases, UN children's fund UNICEF said.
Europe

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar Supporting Radical Muslims in Germany: Intelligence Report

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Saudi Arabia and some other Arab states in Persian Gulf are suspected of backing German Salafists [radical Muslims] with their governments' approval, German Intelligence officials say.
Foreign Policy

Has Saudi Arabia Come to Terms with Iran?

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Some experts analyzing the Arab world affairs take the recent agreement between Iran and OPEC over output cut as a move by Saudis to come into terms with Iran. But is that really the case?
IFP Coverage

German DM’s Attire in Saudi Arabia Sparks Controversy

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A few days after the German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a ban on the burqa, her minister of defence has refused to wear the hijab or the abaya on an official visit to Saudi Arabia.
IFP Exclusive

Is Oman Being Kicked Out of GCC?

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A well-known Arab journalist believes that Saudi Arabia has decided to disengage from Oman in the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in a move to form a new coalition.
Americas

American Arms Fanning Flames of Regional Tensions: Analyst

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An Iranian political analyst says the US is fueling regional instability by selling arms to several Arabic countries now that President Barack Obama is spending his final days in office.
Africa

Djibouti, a Military Base for All Countries in the World!

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Djibouti says the country is prepared to welcome Arab and Western armies to build military bases in its territories.
IFP Exclusive

Cooperation with Saudi Arabia to Put Erdoğan in Trouble: Iranian MP

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An Iranian Member of Parliament says Turkey’s collaboration with Saudi Arabia will catch out President Erdoğan in the future.
Human Rights

Saudi Court Sentences 15 to Death on Espionage Charges

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A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced 15 Shiite Saudi citizens to death on charges of spying for Iran.
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