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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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    Tunisia 'probes UAE-backed coup plot by sacked minister'

    Tunisian officials have begun an investigation into a report that the sacked interior minister plotted a government overthrow in coordination with the United Arab Emirates.

    West Asia
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    ‘The Message’ to be shown in Saudi Arabia four decades after ban

    Saudi Arabia will on Thursday screen "The Message" - a four-decade-old film about the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) that was initially banned in most Arab states - as the first Arabic title after.

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    Saudi, UAE, Attack Yemen 'Lifeline' Port City After US Nod

    Aid agencies are worried the fighting could destroy Hodeidah’s port, a vital lifeline for Yemen through which more than 70 per cent of the country’s food supplies, goods and aids flow.  

    West Asia
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    Qatar takes UAE to UN top court over ‘rights violations’

    Qatar on Monday said it brought a case against the United Arab Emirates at the UN’s top court, accusing its Gulf rival of human rights “violations” and “discrimination”.

    West Asia
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    Saudi hurdles for Hajj, Umrah still remain in place for us: Qatar

    Qatar’s citizens and residents are still subjected to arbitrary measures by Saudi Arabia to stop them from performing Hajj and Umrah, the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs of the State.

    West Asia
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    A year on, Qatar crisis widens fissures among US allies

    At a time when the United States hopes to exert maximum pressure on Iran, a regional bloc created by Gulf Arab countries to counter Tehran looks increasingly more divided ahead of the.

    West Asia
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    Is What’s Happening in Yemen Really Genocide?

    There isn’t a concrete definition of the word “genocide” and, unfortunately, the word gets thrown around a lot when it doesn’t actually apply Google defines the term very generally as “the deliberate.

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    Saudis creating disturbance in Persian Gulf: Qatar

    The Qatari foreign minister has slammed Saudi Arabia’s alleged military threat against the country as “reckless behavior,” accusing Riyadh of creating “disturbance” in an already crisis-hit region.

    West Asia
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    Qatar Won the Saudi Blockade

    A year ago Tuesday, a coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia imposed a historic land, maritime, and air blockade on Qatar. The measures were designed to strong-arm Doha to comply.

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    Saudi Red Crescent records spike in ‘physical confrontations’ during Ramadan

    Ramadan is supposed to be a time of spiritual renewal and contemplation — but in Jeddah, at least, it’s a different story as authorities struggle to deal with a dramatic spike in the number.

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    Qatar rejects war on Iran as rift with Saudi widens

    In a new turn of events, which has been construed as sign of a deepening rift between Doha and Riyadh, Qatar has flatly rejected the idea of taking part in a military conflict against Iran.

    West Asia
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    Israeli jets fly over Hudaydah amid Saudi push to seize city: Houthi chief

    Leader of Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi has revealed that Israeli warplanes have been detected flying over the key port city of Hudaydah.

    West Asia

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