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Turkey seeks Saudi records for Khashoggi murder suspects

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A Turkish court has asked authorities to check if defendants on trial in absentia for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi already face charges in Saudi Arabia.
Media Wire

“Saudi airbase, Aramco under Yemen drone attacks”

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The Yemeni army says they have launched a large-scale military operation inside Saudi Arabia, hitting the kingdom’s Khaled airbase and Aramco refinery. The "Eighth Deterrence Operation" was carried out by 14 drones.
Media Wire

US senators move to block major arms sale to Saudi Arabia

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A group of American senators are trying to block Joe Biden administration's arms sale to Riyadh over the kingdom’s involvement in the bloody war in Yemen, three senators announced on Thursday.
Middle East

Nasrallah: Saudis after civil war in Lebanon

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Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement warns Saudi Arabia is seeking to stage a civil war in Lebanon. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah also rejected as baseless Saudi claims that Iran has occupied Lebanon.
Media Wire

Saudi warplanes pound Yemen, capital hit

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Saudi fighter jets have targeted several areas in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, as well as Amran and Sa’dah provinces on Wednesday evening.
Middle East

‘US-Saudi arms deal shows Biden not committed to peace’

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A high-ranking member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council has announced the US arms deal with Saudi Arabia shows the Biden administration is not committed to Yemen peace.
Middle East

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

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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

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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

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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.
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