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    Israeli PM pledges help to Arab allies in struggle against Iran

    Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who has become the first top Israeli leader to officially land in the Persian Gulf kingdom said on Tuesday that Zionist state would confront Iran and its proxies in the region.

    West Asia
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    Indian Army Chief Holds Talks With Saudi Arabian Commander

    Army Chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday held extensive talks with Commander of Royal Saudi Land Forces Lt Gen Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair with a focus on expanding bilateral defence and military ties.

    South Asia
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    A sea of red in Saudi shops — but don't mention Valentine's

    Red clothing and underwear are displayed in Saudi shopfronts, but the increasingly popular Valentine's Day promotions are missing one thing: the festival's name.

    West Asia
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    Biden, Saudi king discuss energy supplies, Iran and Yemen

    United States President Joe Biden and King Salman of Saudi Arabia discussed energy supplies in the face of soaring fuel prices and developments in the Middle East, including Iran and Yemen, in a telephone call.

    West Asia
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    Foreign pilgrims required to present negative COVID-19 test certificate on arrival in Saudi Arabia

    Foreign pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah are required to present a negative PCR or rapid antigen test certificate on arrival in the Kingdom, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Monday.

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    After Houthi attacks, senior US general in UAE to bolster defenses

    US Marine General Frank McKenzie arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for talks on efforts to bolster the Gulf state's defenses after a series of missile attacks launched by Houthi militants in Yemen.

    West Asia
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    France to provide arms support to UAE amid devastating Saudi-led war

    France says it will provide the United Arab Emirates with military support, specifically to boost its air defense system, amid an escalation in Yemen’s counterattacks against the Persian Gulf country. 

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    Israel participates in huge US Mideast naval exercise

    Israel is taking part in a huge US-led naval exercise in the Middle East, for the first time publicly joining Saudi Arabia and Oman, two countries it has no diplomatic relations.

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    Saudi Arabia’s first yoga festival offers mindfulness and meditation

    More than 1,000 people from across Saudi Arabia flocked to Juman Park in King Abdullah Economic City on Saturday to take part in the country's first yoga festival.

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    Iran offers rare glimmer of hope as $100 oil looms

    Oil prices are on track for their biggest monthly gain in almost a year following a series of retaliatory attacks by Yemeni forces in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.  

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    Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah weapons: Foreign Minister

    Lebanon will not “hand over” Hezbollah’s weapons, the country’s foreign minister said ahead of a meeting with his Gulf Arab counterparts to mend ties.

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    MBS allowed Israeli flights to use Saudi airspace in exchange for access to Pegasus spyware: NYT

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is revealed to have allowed the Israeli flights to use the kingdom’s airspace in order to gain Tel Aviv’s satisfaction to renew Riyadh’s license to use Pegasus spyware.

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    First-ever cards tournament kicks off in Saudi Arabia

    "We are simply reverting to a moderate Islam. 70% of the Saudis are younger than 30, honestly we won’t waste 30 years of our life combating extremist thoughts, we will destroy them now and immediately.”

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    Saudi crown prince recognizes Israel’s right to exist

    According to the interviewer Jeffrey Goldberg, no Arab leader has ever so explicitly acknowledged right of the Jewish people to have a nation-state of their own next to a Palestinian state.

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    Yemen: Saudi Arabia's Vietnam

    For Riyadh it is a terrible loss of face - not only are the Houthis anything but broken, the kingdom is now incapable of even ensuring its own safety. Hundreds of billions of dollars spent buying ultra-sophisticated mili

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    Trump Welcomes Saudi Crown Prince to U.S. as `Great Purchaser'

    One focus of Prince Mohammed’s meeting with Trump will be expanding cooperation to counter Iran’s influence in the Middle East, including the Islamic Republic’s alliance with Russia,

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    Yemen and Syria – Two Different Rebellions, Two Different Stories

    In Yemen a revolution that appears to be almost entirely organic and made up of entirely Yemeni fighters against a truly oppressive government is considered a foreign-backed insurgency.

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    Arab Knesset member says, Saudi's protecting Netanyahu

    “Saudi Arabia does not want the downfall of Netanyahu as it believes he is the best man in the battle against Iran,” Ayman Odeh, head of the Joint (Arab) List, said in an interview, according to the Times of Israel.

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    Iran Leader Blasts Muslim 'Conspiracy of Silence'

    Ayatollah Khamenei said “do not let them ignore you and the major issues of the Muslim world through conspiracy of silence.” Palestine is an important issue of the Muslim world that is largely ignored.

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    The Saudi King Has a Problem: The Crown Prince

    In Yemen and in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia's all out war against Iranian influence has come to precious little. Will the crown prince be able to make a difference? This week his policy suffered two painful blows

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    Saudi coalition should bomb Al Jazeera: UAE official

    "The alliance must bomb the machine of terrorism ... the channel of Daesh, al-Qaeda, and the al-Nusra front, Al Jazeera the terrorists," Dubai security chief Dhahi Khalfan

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    Saudis ready to sacrifice Palestine for Israel ties: Ex-Netanyahu aide

    A former adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Saudi Arabia is ready to sacrifice Palestinians and their demands for closer ties with Israel.

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    Saudi Arabia's Great Gamble

    Just as Hussein’s refusal to accept Yazid’s authority in the seventh century, issues of political power and religious legitimacy have become inextricably intertwined in the Saudi-Iranian rivalry today.

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    Qatar Confesses Secrets Behind Syrian War

    A television interview of a top Qatari official confessing the truth behind the origins of the war in Syria is going viral across Arabic social media during the same week a leaked top secret NSA.

    West Asia

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