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Yemen peace talks delayed by ongoing combat

Peace talks in Kuwait aimed at ending over a year of civil war and a Saudi-led intervention in Yemen will not begin on Monday...

Saudi coalition in Yemen launches air strikes in Sanaa – coalition-backed Yemeni forces, residents

ADEN, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen launched air strikes early on Saturday on two sites in the capital Sanaa, which...

Gulf Arabs race to release youth potential in age of cheap oil

Like the prototype drone of Emirati student Talib Alhinai, the ambitions of young people across the Gulf Arab states need to soar if they...

Russia seeks economic revenge against Turkey over jet

Russia has threatened economic retaliation against Turkey and said it was still awaiting a reasonable explanation for the shooting down of its warplane, but...

'Erdogan and his family' involved in oil trade with ISIS: Russian defence ministry

Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family of involvement in illegal oil trade with Islamic State jihadists,...

U.S. in contact with ex-foe Sadr after shock win in Iraq poll – aide

The United States has contacted members of a political bloc headed by former foe Moqtada al-Sadr after his parliamentary election victory put the Shi'ite...

Kerry to chair U.N. Security Council meeting on Syria

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will chair a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to push efforts to end the...

Israeli police kill Palestinian knife attacker

GRAPHIC FOOTAGE: videos of attack from Twitter. The views and opinions of these Twitter accounts are not necessarily the views of The Saudi. https://twitter.com/Pachachef/status/653498526501072896 https://twitter.com/Pxlestine/status/653474491020914688?lang=en Israeli police shot dead...

Israel calls on Syria’s Assad to ‘get rid’ of Iranian forces

Israel's defense minister Friday called on President Bashar Assad to "get rid" of Iranian forces in Syria, warning their continued presence would only cause...

Saudi officials announce cease-fire amid pandemic

Saudi Arabia's official state news agency announced Wednesday a cease-fire starting Thursday, a step that could pave the way for the first direct peace...

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