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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.

    Central Asia
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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.

    West Asia
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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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    This Saudi woman drove an F1 car to celebrate end of ban

    Renault stole a march on their Formula One rivals on Sunday when they gave a Saudi Arabian woman a chance to mark a special day by driving one of their cars ahead of Sunday's French Grand Prix.

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    Saudi Crown Prince MBS meets Netanyahu in Amman: Report

    Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held secret meetings in Amman, Israel's Maariv newspaper reported Friday.

    West Asia
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    Saudi 'pirate channel' accused of stealing World Cup broadcasts

    The associations have threatened to take action against the pirate channel, which is streaming content which should be exclusive to Qatar's beIn sports channel. Doha-based beIn owns the rights to air.

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    Saudi's Bar Syrians from Hajj Pilgrimage

    Syria has accused Saudi Arabia of “politicizing” the Hajj pilgrimage by preventing its nationals from travelling to the kingdom to perform the rituals for a seventh straight year.

    West Asia
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    Fog of war clouds Hodeidah airport as media disagree about who controls site

    The battle for Hodeidah, a strategic port city on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, has made headlines around the world – yet conflicting reports have left many confused about the offensive’s progress.

    West Asia
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    ‘Saudi-led forces storm airport in Yemen’s Hudaydah’

    Saudi-led forces have reportedly entered the main compound of the airport in the western Yemeni city of Hudaydah as they press ahead with a military offensive to capture the flashpoint.

    West Asia
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    Gulf crisis escalates as major corporations are forced to take sides

    The Gulf crisis that pits a United Arab Emirates-Saudi-led alliance against Qatar is escalating in discreet but no less worrisome ways that effect major third-party commercial interests.

    Business
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    Bahrain sentences 3 Shia clerics to death

    Bahraini regime officials have handed down death sentences to three Shia clergymen and condemned eight others to life imprisonment as the ruling Al Khalifah regime continues with its repress.

    West Asia
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    As Saudi-Led Coalition Bombards Key Port, Yemenis Rush to Hodeida’s Defense

    On Wednesday, the Saudi-led Coalition launched its attack on the Red Sea port city of Hodeida in western Yemen, despite the warnings by the UN and international rights groups.

    West Asia
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    Yemen:Thousands besieged as Saudi coalition seizes airport

    The military loyal to Yemen's exiled government issued a statement on Saturday morning saying that engineers now were trying to remove mines left by Houthi rebels.

    West Asia
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    Hudaydah under the Mercy of the Hostile Saudi-led Coalition

    On Wednesday morning, 13 June 2018, the hostile Saudi-led coalition have launched an offensive against Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hudaydah in defiance of warnings.

    West Asia
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    Yemeni troops repel Saudi attack on Hudaydah port

    "The Saudi coalition has not advanced at all in Hudaydah," Houthi official Dayfallah al-Shami said during a Wednesday interview with Lebanon's al-Mayadeen TV.

    West Asia

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