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Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Middle East

Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Thursday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of…
UN calls out Saudi Arabia, UAE for not paying Yemen aid pledges
Middle East

UN calls out Saudi Arabia, UAE for not paying Yemen aid pledges

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock called out Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on…
US House votes to block sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia
Middle East

US House votes to block sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is heading for a showdown with President Donald Trump after the House voted on Wednesday to…
UN hosts Yemeni talks to break stalemate
Middle East

UN hosts Yemeni talks to break stalemate

Yemen’s warring sides had agreed on a “mechanism and new measures to reinforce the ceasefire and deescalation,” announced the UN…
MAGNiTT startup platform: Egypt second largest funding recipient in the MENA
Egypt

MAGNiTT startup platform: Egypt second largest funding recipient in the MENA

The MAGNiTT startups platform revealed the MENA region funding deals for startups kicking off in the area, showing that Egypt…
U.N. says Yemeni warring sides agree port ceasefire moves
Middle East

U.N. says Yemeni warring sides agree port ceasefire moves

GENEVA (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties have agreed new measures to enforce a ceasefire and facilitate a troop pullback from…
Saudi vice minister of defense says met with U.N. envoy to Yemen
Middle East

Saudi vice minister of defense says met with U.N. envoy to Yemen

CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi vice minister of defense Khalid bin Salman stressed Saudi support for a political solution in Yemen…
Former Lebanon PM in Riyadh: Saudi will support Lebanon
Middle East

Former Lebanon PM in Riyadh: Saudi will support Lebanon

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will “extend a hand of support to Lebanon”, Lebanese former Prime Minister Najib Mikati said…
From crafts to Kalashnikovs: arms souk thrives in Yemen’s Taez
Middle East

From crafts to Kalashnikovs: arms souk thrives in Yemen’s Taez

Once overflowing with handicrafts, the old Al-Shinayni market in Yemen’s third city of Taez is now bursting with Kalashnikovs and…
Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
Middle East

Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release

French press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed on Wednesday that it had sent a team to Saudi Arabia…
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