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Saudi coalition blocks fuel for UN aid planes to Yemen

2 Aug, 2017 27 views

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen is obstructing deliveries of jet fuel to UN planes bringing desperately-needed humanitarian aid to the rebel-held capital Sanaa, a UN official said on Tuesday. Auke Lootsma, the country …

Two Yemens again: Southern Yemenis rally for independence

9 Jul, 2017 34 views

Aden (AFP) – Thousands of Yemenis demanding southern secession rallied in the streets of Aden on Friday, waving the flag of the formerly independent south in their third protest since May. Protesters marched through …

Do not hurt your neighbors. Be a good neighbor: Qatar again

29 Jun, 2017 19 views

Qatar said on Thursday it was working with the United States and Kuwait to respond to a list of demands presented by Arab states who have accused Doha of supporting terrorism, igniting a regional …

Qataria again: Qatar could face ‘permanent’ isolation as UAE says

29 Jun, 2017 30 views

“One possibility would be to impose conditions on our own trading partners and say you want to work with us then you have got to make a commercial choice,” he said. Qatar has been …

Prince Mukhammads’ Elevation Means a More Activist Saudi Arabia

28 Jun, 2017 41 views

By Yaroslav Trofimov Updated June 21, 2017 3:36 p.m. ET Brace for more turbulence. The dynastic struggle in Saudi Arabia is over, and power—for all practical purposes—is now in the hands of a young …

Saudi Prince’s Elevation Plays One Generation Off Another

28 Jun, 2017 31 views

By Summer Said June 25, 2017 11:42 a.m. ET 9 COMMENTS MECCA, Saudi Arabia—In Islam’s holiest city, two views of the new crown prince are emerging, breaking sharply along generational lines. Like in other …

President Erdogan of Turkey Recovers From Minor Health Scare

27 Jun, 2017 38 views

ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey appeared to faint on Sunday because of what he said were complications with his blood-sugar level and blood pressure. Mr. Erdogan, 63, was sitting for early …

Suicide bomber targeting Mecca hurts six

24 Jun, 2017 30 views

By AFP – June 24, 2017 @ 6:23am RIYADH: Six foreign pilgrims were hurt on Friday in Saudi Arabia when a suicide bomber targeting Islam’s holiest site of Mecca blew himself up, the Interior …

Turkey rejects call to shut military base in Qatar

23 Jun, 2017 28 views

By Daren Butler | ISTANBUL Turkey rejected a call from four Arab states on Friday to shut down its military base in Qatar, saying the base was a guarantor of security in the Gulf …