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    US to send destroyer, fighter jets to UAE amid Houthi attacks

    The United States will send a guided-missile destroyer and fifth-generation fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the wake of recent missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

    West Asia
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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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    US says it fired missiles during latest Houthi attack on UAE

    The United States military launched interceptor missiles in response to an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that targeted the United Arab Emirates, officials have said.

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    UAE intercepts Houthi missile as Israeli president visits

    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says it has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Yemen as the Gulf state hosted Isaac Herzog on the first-ever visit to the country by an Israeli president.

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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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    Biden is enabling America's indefensible history with Saudi Arabia

    When Yemeni Houthi rebels struck Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, killing three people on Jan. 17, the Biden administration strongly condemned what it called “terrorist attacks.” It was the 14th time the State Department

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    Internet Restored In Yemen After Deadly Air Strike Causes 4-Day Outage

    Internet services returned to Yemen on Tuesday after a four-day outage caused by deadly coalition air strikes that marked a dramatic uptick in the seven-year war.

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    Missiles From Yemen Hit UAE, US Comes To Rescue

    Yemeni military on Monday struck UAE and Saudi Arabia for the second time in a week in retaliation for recent deadly air strikes by Saudi led coalition that left over 100 civilians dead in the impoverished Arab country.

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    Club World Cup on track despite Houthi attacks on UAE: FIFA

    FIFA says the Club World Cup 2021, scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi in February this year, is scheduled to go ahead as planned despite the escalation in Yemen’s long-running war that has seen the UAE capital targeted

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    Houthi missiles target Saudi Arabia and UAE as escalation grows

    The United Arab Emirates says it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles over Abu Dhabi that were fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the latest escalation in Yemen’s long-running war.

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    Yemeni Forces Tell Foreign Firms to Leave UAE As Conflict Spreads

    Houthi militia dominated military Saturday called on foreign companies to pull out of the UAE following a series of Saudi airstrikes on Thursday and early Friday which have killed at least 90 people in Yemen

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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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    Iran says Saudis seeking tension in Middle East

    Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi was reacting on Wednesday to comments made by Mohammed bin Salman, who rejected the possibility of normalization of ties with Iran.

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    Yemen: Al-Qaeda chief claims group fought alongside US-backed forces

    The leader of al-Qaeda branch in Yemen says his militants have often fought alongside Yemeni government factions - remarks that could embarrass the US-backed coalition fighting.

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    Berlin sells Saudi arms, urges against Yemen war

    Saudi Arabia intends to refrain in future from asking for more weapons from Germany, and to concentrate instead on economic cooperation in other sectors, according to an interview in the German news magazine.

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    Saudi-led coalition warned against assault on Yemen’s lifeline port

    Nearly $1.1 billion has now been pledged towards a United Nations appeal of $2.1 billion for Yemen this year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced, calling it a “remarkable success”.

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    12 Saudi soldiers killed in Yemen helicopter crash

    A Saudi helicopter came down during military operations in Yemen on Tuesday, killing 12 officers aboard, Saudi media reported, and a Yemeni defense ministry news website said the cause was friendly fire.

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    Growing risk of mass starvation deaths in Africa, Yemen: UN

    The United Nations warned on Tuesday of a growing risk of mass deaths from starvation among people living in conflict and drought-hit areas of the Horn of Africa, Yemen and Nigeria.

    World
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    US lawmakers raise doubts on sale of smart bombs to Saudi

    Thirty mostly Democratic lawmakers signed the letter to US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, and Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, citing expectations that the administration plans to go ahead with the sale.

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    May gets top Saudi honor as British bombs rain on Yemen

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has presented visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May with the kingdom’s highest civilian honor as UK-supplied bombs keep raining on Yemenis.

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    Saudis increases fighter pilots' pay by 60%

    Saudi Arabia has increased its air force pilots' salary by up to 60 percent shortly after its bombing campaign against Yemen enters its third year.

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    Saudi airstrike kills 10 civilians in Yemen

    Four people were also injured in Wednesday’s airstrike that hit a residential area in Sa’ada, Yemen's Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported.

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    UN Secretary-General wants dialogue in Yemen to avoid famine

    The United Nations (UN) under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O’Brien has called upon the warring parties in Yemen to start a political dialogue to bring an early end to the devastating conflict.

    West Asia

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