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Saudi Crown Prince calls Qatar embargo a 'small issue'

SaudiArabia'sCrownPrincedownplayedhiscountry'smonthslongdisputewithQatarinrarecommentsaboutthediplomaticandeconomicboycott."Qatarisavery,very,verysmallissue,"Cr

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What you need to know about the post-IS battle for the Middle East

WithIslamicStateinfataldeclineandtheedgesofKurdistanafire,theMiddleEastisenteringanewera,dominatedbytheSaudi-Iranianpowerstruggle.TheUnitedStates,whichdidsomuch

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Did Saudi Crown Prince make a secret visit to Israel?

AnIsraeliradioreportlastmonthsuggestingSaudiCrownPrinceMohammedbinSalmanvisitedIsraeldiscreetlyhaspromptedeagerspeculationsintheIsraeliandArabmediaoverthepurpor

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Saudi airplane arrives in Baghdad, first time in 27 years

ASaudiArabiancommercialairplanearrivedinBaghdadonWednesdayforthefirsttimein27years,theIraqitransportministrysaid.Therehavebeennoflightsbetweentheneighbouringcou

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Qatari emir calls for dialogue to end Gulf crisis

QatariEmir,SheikhTamimbinHamadAlThani,onWednesdaycalledfordialoguetoresolvetheongoingcrisisintheGulf.Al-ThanitoldreportersaftertalkswithIndonesianPresidentJokoW

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Iran accuses Israel, Saudi of fueling Trump's anti-Iran emotion

TheU.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'srecentanti-IranspeechwasundertheinfluenceoflobbyistsfromIsraelandSaudiArabia,Iran'sParliamentSpeakerAliLarijanisaidonSunday.Itwascl

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Russian medical team in Yemen to treat ex-president

YemeniofficialssaythattheSaudi-ledcoalitionfightingrebelsinthecountryhasallowedaRussianmedicalteamintothecapitalSanaatoprovidemedicaltreatmentforformerpresident

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Saudi Aramco denies shelving international IPO

SaudiArabianOilCompany(Aramco)onSaturdaydismissedreportsthatitwasconsideringshelvingplansforaninternationallisting,withthestate-ownedoilgiantsayingitwasontrackf

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Saudi visit to Moscow underscores the Middle East’s flexible alliances

ApopulargeopoliticalimageoftheMiddleEastandNorthAfricaisaregiondividedstarklyintoopposingcamps.ButastheSaudiking’sunprecedentedvisittoMoscowthisweekindicates,th

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Kremlin says talks with Saudi Arabia on S-400 missile systems on track

TheKremlinsaidonMondaythattalkswithSaudiArabiaoverMoscowsupplyingRiyadhwithadvancedS-400airdefensemissilesystemshadgonewellfromRussia’spointofviewsofar.Kremlins

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Saudi Arabia to purchase S-400 air defense systems from Russia

SaudiArabiahasagreedtobuyRussianS-400surface-to-airmissilesystems,Saudi-ownedal-ArabiyatelevisionreportedonThursday.ThereportcameduringavisitbySaudiKingSalmanto

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Saudi king in historic first visit to Russia for talks with Putin

SaudiKingSalmanarrivedinMoscowonWednesdayonthefirstevervisitbyaSaudimonarchtoRussia.Aspartofthefour-daytrip,thekingisduetomeetwithRussianPresidentVladimirPutino

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UN to send war crimes investigators to Yemen

TheUNHumanRightsCouncilagreedFridaytosendwarcrimesinvestigatorstoYemen,overcomingresistancefromSaudiArabia,whichhadfoughttoheadoffanindependentinternationalprob

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Saudi man arrested after threatening women drivers

ASaudimanwasarrestedforallegedlythreateningtoattackwomendrivers,theInteriorMinistrysaidonFriday,followingaroyaldecreethatendsabanonwomendrivinginthekingdom.Many

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Saudi women face stifling barriers despite new driving freedom

AstheworldlaudstheSaudiking’sdecisionthatrevokedadrivingbanonwomen,theexistingrestrictionscontinuetoplaguehalfthepopulationinthisdesertkingdom.KingSalmanbinAbdu

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Saudi minister says adding women drivers will reduce car crashes

SaudiArabia’sliftingofamuchcriticizedbanonwomendriverswillreducethenumberofcarcrashesinacountrywithoneoftheworld’sworsttraffic-relateddeathrates,itsinteriormini

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U.S. welcomes royal order to allow Saudi women to drive

TheUnitedStatesonTuesdaywelcomedSaudiKingSalman’sorder,reportedbySaudistatemedia,allowingwomentodrivecars.“Wewouldcertainlywelcomethat,”U.S.StateDepartmentspoke