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U.S. to send 'fewer than 50' special ops forces to Syria

The United States will deploy "fewer than 50" special operations forces to northern Syria in an advisory role, US officials said Friday, as major...

Tillerson attends landmark Saudi, Iraq meeting

Riyadh, Oct 22, 2017 (AFP) - Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson attended a landmark meeting Sunday between Saudi Arabia and Iraq aimed at upgrading...

British Foreign Secretary: 'no crisis' between Saudi Arabia and Britain

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has denied there is a crisis in Saudi-British relations, reported the Telegraph Sunday. Secretary Hammond said Saudi's relationship with Britain...

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...

Syria's al-Moualem to head government delegation at peace talks

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem will head a government delegation at peace talks with the country's opposition later this week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister...

Pakistan mourns university massacre victims

Pakistan observed a day of national mourning Thursday for the 21 people killed when heavily-armed gunmen stormed a university in the troubled northwest, exposing...

Saudi led Arab Coalition jets destroy Houthi weapons stores

Saudi led Arab coalition warplanes attacked Houthi weapons caches near the capital Sanaa on Tuesday while other jets raided a rebel military training camp north...

Erdogan: Turkey suffering 'one of biggest terrorism waves in its history'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday his country was suffering "one of the biggest waves of terrorism in its history", vowing to crush...

Turkey and Israel hold new reconciliation talks

Turkey and Israel held a fresh round of talks Thursday in an effort to normalise ties after relations were partially frozen five years ago,...

Egypt's oldest secular university honours Saudi King Salman

Egypt's oldest secular university has granted King Salman of Saudi Arabia an honorary doctorate for his "unique services" to Arabs and Muslims. Cairo University bestowed...

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