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Lebanon was the only country apart from Iran that has condemned the resolution voted after the emergency meeting held by the Arab League and attended by foreign ministers of member countries. Beirut and Baghdad abstained from voting, but the Lebanese Read more
Iran has accused the Saudi-led coalition of damaging its embassy building in Yemen and injuring at least one of its staff after an airstrike landed near the building but the claims have refuted by the spokesman of the coalition, Brigadier Read more
Protests in Bahrain which started after the announcement of the execution of Shia cleric on Saturday entered its 4th day on Tuesday and are likely to continue as tempers continue to flare while government announced that it was halting all Read more
As tensions continue to rise in Iraq over the execution of Shia cleric sheikh al-Nimr by Saudi, the oil-rich diplomatic mission in Baghdad which opened its doors last week after 24years increased security around its premises as a precautionary measure Read more
Saudi Arabia’s budgetary deficit is set to continue to the next fiscal year after recording a $98billion deficit in 2015 with oil revenues providing 72% of the country’s income, compared to 87% last year, despite the drastic fall of prices. Read more
Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh who is an ally to the Houthi Movement told members of the General People’s Congress (GPC) party on Sunday that dialogue with the “escapees” will end when the war stops and talks should rather Read more
The diplomatic ties between Baghdad and Riyadh have been reignited with the arrival of Saudi embassy officials in the country on Tuesday and the Ambassador is expected to land on Thursday. The diplomatic relations between the two Arab countries was Read more
The conference of Syrian forces that will kick-off in Saudi on Wednesday already started to divide opposition forces as displeasure over the list of invitees increases with the Kurdish armed groups holding a two-day rival conference that began on Tuesday Read more
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deplored the current state of affairs in Yemen under which it is operating as “health facilities are deliberately attacked and surgical and medical supplies are also being blocked from reaching hospitals in Read more
Standard and Poor’s (S&P) rating agency decided to downgrade Saudi Arabia’s long term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings from AA- to A+ on Friday citing the effects of the low oil prices but authorities in Riyadh are not Read more