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At least 30 killed in Houthi strikes on Yemen base, spokesman says
ADEN (Reuters) -At least 30 soldiers were killed and 60 wounded on Sunday in Houthi strikes on a military base...
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Iranian, Gulf Arab officials meet in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iranian and Gulf Arab officials met in Baghdad on Saturday on the sidelines of a regional summit that...
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Egypt’s Sisi and Qatar’s Tamim meet for the first time since reconciliation
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Baghdad on Saturday,...
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Senior UAE official meets Qatar’s emir in rare visit
DUBAI (Reuters) -A senior United Arab Emirates official held talks with Qatar's emir in Doha on Thursday in the first...
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Iraq seeks to ease Saudi-Iran hostility at Baghdad summit
By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraq has invited Iran and Tehran's Gulf Arab foes to a summit in Baghdad with...
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Germany drops incidence levels as key COVID yardstick
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany has decided to stop using the coronavirus infection rate as its yardstick for deciding if restrictions should...
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Saudi Arabia pledges to provide support for Tunisia, Tunisian presidency says
TUNIS (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia pledged on Sunday to provide assistance to Tunisia, which is suffering a political, economic and health...
Read morePan-Islamic group says it will seek to help achieve peace in Afghanistan
DUBAI (Reuters) - The 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) pledged on Sunday to help achieve peace in Afghanistan and...
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Gulf Arabs jittery about Taliban takeover but may seek pragmatic ties
By Aziz El Yaakoubi, Alexander Cornwell and Marwa Rashad DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, among...
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Saudi foreign minister discusses strategic relations with American counterpart
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud discussed in a phone call with U.S. Secretary...
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Analysis-Despite Taliban assurances, world frets again about Afghan militant havens
By Charlotte Greenfield and Sabine Siebold (Reuters) - Islamist groups around the world have hailed the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan,...
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Mass job terminations hit hundreds of Yemenis in Saudi Arabia
By Mohammed Ghobari and Reyam Mokhashef ADEN (Reuters) - Abdulrahman Tayeb, a Yemeni doctor, was shocked when his hospital in...
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Saudi Arabia calls on Taliban to preserve lives, property
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia called on the Taliban and "all Afghan parties" on Monday to preserve lives and property,...
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Bahrain to initiate consultations with Gulf countries on Afghanistan
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain will initiate consultations with the other Gulf Arab monarchies regarding the situation in Afghanistan in its...
Read moreIran’s president names Owji as new oil minister as U.S. sanctions bite
LONDON (Reuters) - New Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi nominated Javad Owji as oil minister on Wednesday as the country struggles...
Read moreSaudi Arabia says assistance to Lebanese depends on serious reforms -Cabinet
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia reiterated on Tuesday its solidarity with the Lebanese people, but said any assistance to current...
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Blinken speaks to Saudi minister, repeats U.S. call for rights progress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on...
Read moreU.S. gives $165 million in new Yemen aid, urges others to follow
DUBAI (Reuters) -The United States is providing $165 million in new humanitarian assistance for Yemen, the U.S. Special Envoy for...
Read moreTop Houthi negotiator says no point in meeting new U.N. envoy now
DUBAI (Reuters) - The chief negotiator for Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday it would be futile to hold...
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Saudi Arabia opens Umrah pilgrimage to vaccinated worshipers from abroad – SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia will gradually begin receiving Umrah pilgrimage requests from abroad for vaccinated pilgrims starting Aug. 9 after...
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