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Keywords of 2017 | Middle East and the heavy burdens in “post-Daash"

ByAPDwriterLiZixinTheyearof2017isunusualfortheMiddleEast.Unfortunately,thebadnewswasstillmorethangoodones.Thereisnodoubtthatthebestachievementisthedeclarationth

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$300m French chateau bought by Saudi prince linked to Da Vinci purchase

SaudiCrownPrinceMohammedbinSalmanhasbeenrevealedastheownerofaFrenchchateaudescribedastheworld’smostexpensivehome.ThepurchaseofthevastpropertywestofParisfor$300m

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12 Yemeni civilians killed by Saudi-led air bombardment

Atotalof12YemenicivilianswerekilledandseveralothersinjuredduringairbombardmentconductedbySaudi-ledwarplanesinthesouthwesternprovinceofTaizonThursday,amilitaryof

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What did one Saudi news site edit out of Israeli minister interview?

Israel’sMinisterofIntelligencehassuggestedthattheSaudiCrownPrinceMohammedbinSalmanvisittheJewishstate.IsraelKatzextendedtheinvitationduringaninterviewwithSaudim

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At least 39 killed in Saudi-led airstrikes on Sanaa police camp

Saudi-ledcoalitionairstrikeshitaprisoninsideapolicecampinYemen'scapitalSanaa,killingatleast39peopleandinjuringmorethan80others.Theairstrikesalsocauseddamagetoma

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Saudi Arabia 'set' to hike domestic petrol prices by 80% next month

SaudiArabiaplanstoincreasedomesticpetrolandjetfuelpricesinJanuary2018,aspartofaprogramtograduallyeliminateenergysubsidiesasthekingdomseekstooverhaulitseconomyan

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Is Saudi pushing Palestinians to accept Abu Dis as future capital?

AsthedustsettlesonUSPresidentDonaldTrump’sdecisiontorecognizeJerusalemasthecapitalofIsrael,whichhascausedmassiveuproarintheMuslimandArabworldwhilealsobeingunive

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Iran to restore ties if Saudis end "friendship" with Israel: Rouhani

IranianPresidentHassanRouhanisaidSundaythatIrancouldrestoreitsrelationswithSaudiArabiashouldthekingdomendits"friendship"withIsrael.TheIslamicRepublicwould"haven

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U.N. says missiles fired at Saudi Arabia have 'common origin'

UnitedNationsofficialshavefoundthatmissilesfiredatSaudiArabiabyYemen’sHouthirebelsappeartohavea“commonorigin,”buttheyarestillinvestigatingU.S.andSaudiclaimsthat

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Opinion: Saudi war crimes in Yemen

ThesituationinYemenislikethewitchessceneinMacbeth:Thereistoomuchstuffbeingthrownintoaboilingcauldron.Thecountryisbeingrippedapartbyeitheradomesticconundrumorbya

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The death of Saleh and the demise of Yemen’s peaceful future

TheassassinationofformerYemeniPresidentAliAbdullahSalehshockedthewholeworld.OntheonehandSaleh’sdeathremindedpeopleofGaddafi’sdemiseinLibyayearsago.Ontheotherhan

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Saudi, allies snub Qatar at crisis-hit Gulf summit

RegionalpowerhouseSaudiArabiasnubbeditsformerallyQatarattheannualsummitTuesdayofGulfmonarchiesasKingSalmanstayedawaydespitethepresenceoftheQatariemir.Thecrisis-

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Yemeni crisis explained: Timeline and key players

TheYemeniconflicthasragedfortwo-and-a-halfyears,killingmorethan8,600peopleandwoundingafurther49,000sinceMarch2015.Thewar,togetherwithablockadeimposedbytheSaudi-

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Saleh's death opens door for broader Saudi-Iran conflict in Yemen

ThekillingofYemeniformerPresidentAliAbdullahSalehbyHouthimilitantsonMondayhasopenedthedoorforabroaderconflictbetweenIranandSaudiArabia,analystssaid.SalehruledYe

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Britain's PM meets key Arab ally, amid Trump anti-Muslim row

Britain’sprimeministerpledgedThursdaytostepupeconomicsupportforJordan,akeypro-WesternArabally,amidconcernsthatthekingdom’smountingeconomicwoescouldundermineitss

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Will movies follow Yanni, Comic Con in Saudi 'fun' drive?

SaudiArabia,longdreadedforitslackofentertainmentoptions,isgoingtobeafunplaceintimestocomeasthewindsofreformsweepthroughitssocio-culturalparadigm.Theultra-conser

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Lebanese PM threatens to resign over Hezbollah influence

PrimeMinisterSaadHaririsaidMondaythathewillresigniftheHezbollahmilitantgrouprefusestoacceptanewpower-sharingarrangementforLebanon,speakingasconsultationsgotunde