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New Saudi-Iran crisis threatens wider escalation
Middle East

New Saudi-Iran crisis threatens wider escalation

The last time Saudi Arabia broke off ties with Iran, after its embassy in Tehran was stormed by protesters in…
Sudan cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
Middle East

Sudan cuts diplomatic ties with Iran

Sudan said on Monday it was cutting diplomatic ties with Iran after the storming of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in…
Middle East tensions boil as Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran
Middle East

Middle East tensions boil as Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran

Iran accused Saudi Arabia on Monday of using an attack on its embassy as a pretext to sever ties in…
A look at long-fraught relation between Saudi Arabia, Iran
Middle East

A look at long-fraught relation between Saudi Arabia, Iran

Diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been tense since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, though there have been occasional…
Mideast stocks: Saudi flat as some blue chips bought; Egypt pulls back
Business

Mideast stocks: Saudi flat as some blue chips bought; Egypt pulls back

Saudi Arabia's stock market was flat in early trade on Monday as investors shrugged off rising tensions with Iran, while…
Iran says Riyadh thrives on tension after relations cut
Middle East

Iran says Riyadh thrives on tension after relations cut

Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to fuel tensions, Iran's foreign ministry said…
Two Sunni mosques bombed, muezzin killed in Iraq
Middle East

Two Sunni mosques bombed, muezzin killed in Iraq

Blasts rocked two Sunni mosques in central Iraq Monday, amid fears of renewed sectarian strife following Saudi Arabia's execution of…
Saudi severs ties with Iran after embassy attacked
Middle East

Saudi severs ties with Iran after embassy attacked

Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran after protesters ransacked its embassy in Tehran to protest at the execution…
Mideast stocks: Saudi, Egypt edge higher in early trade
Business

Mideast stocks: Saudi, Egypt edge higher in early trade

The Saudi Arabian and Egyptian stock markets rose in early trade on Sunday amid hopes that shares have largely factored…
Saudis garner Egyptian Twitter support against Iran threats over cleric’s execution
Egypt

Saudis garner Egyptian Twitter support against Iran threats over cleric’s execution

Egyptian Twitter users have voiced solidarity with Saudi Arabia against threats made by Iran to the kingdom over the latter’s…
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