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The Saudi-led coalition intervening g in Yemen has been accused of hitting a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the Haydan district, but Riyadh has denied such allegations after U.N secretary General Ban ki-moon condemned the attack. MSF Read more
Saudi Arabia has expressed the wish to see Iran change its policies and stop meddling in the affairs of other countries to pave the way to improving relations between the two states. This came in a statement by Saudi Arabia’s Read more
David Cameron’s cabinet Tuesday renounced to lend its expertise to the Saudi penal system after opposition parties and human rights organizations accused Riyadh of ignoring human rights. ““This bid to provide the additional training to Saudi Arabia has been reviewed Read more
A senior member of the Saudi Royal family, Prince Turki al-Faisal, hinted that Riyadh has no plans to share hajj responsibility despite the criticisms that followed the fatal incident in Mina. He said organizing such a religious gathering is part Read more
A Turkey-based coalition of Syrian opposition groups, known as the National Coalition, denounced the Russian airstrikes in Syria and decided to boycott the U.N led negotiations in protest against the move. Russia said its action is meant to help the Read more
Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco will be reducing the prices of its oil this month and in November while some other oil producing countries are calling for an increase of prices. The decision is expected to help the Kingdom maintain Read more
Damascus together with its allies namely Russia, Iraq and Iran “must succeed” and “the chances of success are large,” said a defiant President Bachar Al Assad in his first interview, since the launch of Russian airstrikes last week. In this Read more
The Houthi Movement and their allies clashed with pro-Hadi forces backed by the Saudi coalition over the control of the strategic Bab Al Mandab Strait with the rebel group considering the attack as a “blatant escalation” of the war. The Read more
The verbal tug-of-war between Tehran and Riyadh over the Mina stampede that led to the death of more than 700 pilgrims continues with both sides questioning each other’s reaction. Iran registered one of the highest numbers of casualties and it Read more
The exiled Yemeni government returned to Aden, as the country’s temporary capital, on Wednesday and held its first meeting on Thursday with representatives from Aden’s utility offices and local security officials. Prime Minister Khalid Bahah chaired the meeting and outlined Read more