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Quarter-Million Lives at Risk in Latest Battle for Yemen

2018-06-19

Now that the operation has begun, bipartisan congressional threats to sever U.S. military assistance because of humanitarian concerns will be tested.

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Riyalpolitik and the Art of Influence in Trump’s Washington

2018-06-07

Americas Arab allies have always wanted to buy direct access to U.S. foreign policy, and they finally found a seller.

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Mahathir’s reforms could put Saudi Arabia and the UAE on the spot

2018-06-01

Newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Mahathir is adopting policies that could reshape the Southeast nation’s relations with powerful Gulf States.

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Saudi Arabia Hits the Brakes on Reforms

2018-05-28

Arresting feminists does not inspire faith in the crown princes much hyped reform agenda.

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Incidents of Anti-Shiism in April, 2018

2018-05-05

With 673 incidents of anti-Shiism during the month of April, Shia repression is on the rise. The reduction in February and March from January’s equivalent 673 incidents was too good to be true, as this month concluded with 128 deaths, 180 injuries, 236 ar

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Yemen wedding party bombed by Saudi coalition, killing at least 20

2018-04-23

Witnesses say dozens more injured, and many others possibly killed, in attack on Hajja, northwest Yemen

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Saudi Arabia wants to dump nuclear waste on the Qatari border to make its archenemy an island

2018-04-10

The two nations have been locked in a crisis since the imposition of a Saudi led diplomatic blockade on Qatar

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A Saudi Silicon Valley? No easy feat, experts say

2018-04-06

In a country where dissenting social media users are jailed and bloggers are flogged, creating Silicon Valley-like environment may be difficult

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Yemen Carries Out Massive Missile Strike Against Saudi Arabia

2018-03-31

The missile attack was timed to coincide with the third anniversary of the war and the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Salman to Washington

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What is in it for Pakistan to support Anti-Shiism?

2018-03-02

Saudi fuels and funds anti-Shiism in other countries

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How a Saudi nuclear reactor could accelerate an arms race

2018-02-10

The kingdoms nuclear ambitions make little economic sense

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Saudi crown prince tried to persuade Abbas to support US peace plan: Officials

2017-12-23

Mohammed bin Salman told the Palestinian president that the US was the only game in town when it came to the peace process

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Yemen: The war the world ignores

2017-12-03

A pointless conflict has caused the worst humanitarian crisis in the world

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Saudi Arabia’s Lebanon gamble may pay off

2017-12-02

Saudi Arabia gamble to pressure Hezbollah by forcing Saad Hariri to resign may be paying off

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Yemenis fear starving to death as Saudi siege bites

2017-11-30

Prices of essential goods have soared and remain out of reach for many

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Qatar 'maybe' supported al-Qaeda in Syria, says former PM

2017-10-31

Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani said that if there had been a relationship with Al-Nusra Front, the support eventually came to an end

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