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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.

    West Asia
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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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    Saudi court sentences 14 Shia activists to death

    A Saudi court has given death sentences to over a dozen young Shia activists from the restive Qatif region, which has been the scene of peaceful protest rallies against the ruling Al Saudi regime in recent years.

    West Asia
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    Al Jazeera blocked by Saudi Arabia

    The website of the Qatari-owned international news broadcaster could not be accessed in either country on Wednesday. Al Jazeera confirmed it had been blocked, but gave no further details.

    West Asia
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    What did Melania Trump wear in Saudi Arabia? And why it matters

    What women wear can often be the focus of critique and controversy – all the more so when the woman is an ex-model, married to the US president and disembarking in Saudi Arabia.

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    Photo of Trump touching glowing globe draws comparisons to comic book villain

    Trump, King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Abdel Fatah al-Sisi were pictured standing with their hands on the miniature globe at the opening event for the new Global Centre for Combating Extremist Ideology on Sunday.

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    How Saudi fascination with ‘Ivanka bin Trump’ underlines changes in ultra-conservative kingdom

    The top trending Twitter hashtag in Saudi Arabia on Saturday wasn’t visiting President Donald Trump or even first lady Melania Trump. Instead, Saudis were abuzz about #binttrump – Arabic for “Trump’s daughter,” Ivanka.

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    In Saudi Arabia, President Trump Finally Gets Treated Like A King

    As President Donald Trump landed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday with the winds of two weeks’ worth of existential crises at his back, an old Arab proverb came to mind.

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    US to announce USD 110 billion arms sale to Saudi as Trump visits region

    US officials say the Trump administration plans to announce USD 110 billion in advanced military equipment sales and training to Saudi Arabia this weekend as President Donald Trump visits the country.

    West Asia
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    Cholera death toll rises to 209 in Yemen: UNICEF

    The United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) says some 209 people have been killed in recent weeks in a cholera epidemic that threatens the lives of many people in Yemen, which has been under Saudi airstrikes.

    West Asia
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    US finalizing $300bn weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, official says

    The administration of US President Donald Trump is putting the finishing touches on a $300 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, a White House official has confirmed.

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    Saudis paid US veterans in attempt to kill 9/11 law: Report

    The Saudi campaign includes paying American military veterans to visit Capitol Hill and warn lawmakers about what they said could be unintended consequences, The Associated Press reported on Thursday.

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    Iran warns Saudi for bringing 'battle' to Iran remark

    Following Saudi deputy crown prince's comments about moving the battle to Iran, Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says if the Saudis do anything stupid, the Iranian army will hit back.

    West Asia
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    Iran says ready for Saudi talks despite 'unlawful, inflammatory' remarks

    “We have no desire, nor any interest, in an escalation of tension in our neighborhood,” Iran's UN Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo wrote in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council.

    West Asia

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