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    Pope Francis lands in UAE for historic visit

    The pope touched down in Abu Dhabi for the 48-hour trip during which he will meet leading Muslim clerics and hold an open-air mass for some 135,000 Catholics.

    West Asia
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    PAK, UAE sign USD 3 billion bailout package

    Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday signed a $3 billion bailout package, as part of Abu Dhabi's support to boost the cash-strapped country's dwindling dollar reserves.

    South Asia
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    Private jet reportedly takes UAE and Israel officials from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv

    The private jet marked 9H-VCL flew from Abu Dhabi airport through Saudi airspace, without stopping in Jordan as is customary, and landed in Ben Gurion airport.

    West Asia
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    Netanyahu hails 'hugs' between Arab and Israeli army commanders

    Outgoing Israeli army chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot met the commanders-in-chief of several Arab armies during his four-year term, Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Tuesday.

    West Asia
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    Israel is an 'indispensable ally' of the Arabs against Iran:Netanyahu

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Arab countries viewed Israel as an “indispensable ally” fighting Iran and the militant Islamic State group.

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    17 years into Afghan War, US admits 'Taliban not losing'

    The top US military officer has admitted that the Taliban "are not losing" in Afghanistan and much more needs to be done to bring peace to the war-torn country 17 years into the longest.

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    Swiss halt Saudi arms parts trade over Khashoggi case

    The Swiss government decided Wednesday to halt deliveries of spare weapons parts to Saudi Arabia amid concern over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

    West Asia
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    Indonesia protests after Saudi Arabia executes domestic maid

    Tuti Tursilawati, a mother of one, had been convicted of murdering her employer, who workers rights’ group Migrant Care said was trying to rape her at the time. 

    Southeast Asia
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    'Khashoggi was choked and then dismembered in Saudi mission'

    Turkish judicial officials say prominent Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing after visiting the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul earlier this month.

    West Asia
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    Susan Rice: ‘Time for Saudi Crown Prince To Go’

    The crisis in United States-Saudi relations precipitated by the brazen murder of Jamal Khashoggi raises a critical question that the Trump administration plainly wants to avoid: Can the United States.

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    Saudi Arabia is a repressive regime – and so are a lot of US allies

    The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul has put the United States’ relationship with the wealthy Gulf power under intense scrutiny.

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    'Khashoggi was to disclose Saudi use of chemical arms’

    Dissident Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, who was recently murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, was about to disclose details of Saudi Arabia’s use of banned chemical weapons in its imposed war.

    West Asia
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    And the winners in the post-Daesh era are …

    Muqtada al-Sadr is up to something. In 2004 occupied Iraq, the nationalist leader who later engineered the Sadrist movement was even demonized as America’s number one enemy – briefly dethroning Osama bin Laden.

    West Asia
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    13 things you need to know about Yemen

    War, famine, poverty and al-Qaeda are just some of the keywords that tend to pop up when discussing the "Middle East's poorest nation" – Yemen.However, the truth is, Yemen boasts a rich history.

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    Last house in restive Shia town demolished: Saudi authorities

    Authorities in Saudi Arabia confirmed on Wednesday that the last residential building in the historic centre of a restive Shia town has been demolished, after officials alleged it had become a hideout for localmilitants.

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    Amid Gulf crisis,Saudi to open border with Qatar for pilgrims

    Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered the reopening of the border with Qatar to facilitate the annual hajj pilgrimage, state media said Thursday, in the first signs of a thaw after the region's worst.

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    S. Arabia seeks dismissal of 9/11 lawsuits

    Saudi Arabia has asked a New York federal judge to dismiss 25 lawsuits filed against it in relation to its alleged support of the Sept 11, 2001 attacks, court documents filed on Monday say.

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    ‘31 Hajj pilgrims die in Saudi in one day’

    The official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday that 31 pilgrims, all foreign nationals, had died on Sunday, without elaborating on the cause of their death.

    West Asia
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    Saudi Arabia can down Qatari planes: State TV

    Citing “international law,” a voiceover accompanying the production said, “A state that bans flights from entering its airspace has the right to deal with the violating plane in any way it wishes.”

    West Asia
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    Shia neighborhood totally flattened: Saudis

    According to Eastern Province’s secretariat on Tuesday, the demolition of the neighborhood has been fully completed in preparation for the commencement of removal work.

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    Saudi Crown Prince 'wants out' of Yemen war

    Saudi Arabia's crown prince has told two former American officials that he "wants out" of the two-year war he started in Yemen, and that he is not against US rapprochement with Iran, according to leaked emails.

    West Asia
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    Saudi Arabia 'seeks Iraq's help' to mend ties with Iran

    Citing Qasim al-Araji, Iraq's interior minister, the Iraqi satellite channel Alghadeer reported that Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, has asked Haider al-Abadi to lead the mediation with Iran.

    West Asia
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    Nobel laureates urge Saudi Arabia's King Salman to halt 14 executions

    Ten Nobel Peace Prize winners are appealing to Saudi Arabia's king and crown prince to show mercy and halt the executions of 14 young people sentenced to death for participating in protests in 2012.

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    14 Shia Saudis at imminent risk of execution, HRW warns

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that 14 Shia Saudi citizens are at imminent risk of execution after Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court upheld their death sentences in mid-July following an “unfair trial”

    West Asia

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