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The ex-Sudanese president’s cronies tried to break him out of jail ahead of his trial
By CNN,
854, August 20, 2019 (EAT)
Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir appeared in a Khartoum court for the first day of his high-profile corruption trial on Monday, against a backd...
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Iran says it’s prepared for dialogue if Saudi Arabia also ready
By Reuters,
2025, July 31, 2019 (EAT)
Iran is prepared for dialogue if Saudi Arabia is also ready, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday, according to the IRIB ne...
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Trump imposes new U.S. sanctions on Iran, including supreme leader
By Reuters,
2043, June 24, 2019 (EAT)
U.S. President Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials with new U.S. sanctions on Monda...
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Trump says he aborted retaliatory strike to spare Iranian lives
By Reuters,
1128, June 22, 2019 (EAT)
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he aborted a military strike to retaliate for Iran’s downing of an unmanned U.S. drone because it could h...
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UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia unlawful, court rules as war in Yemen rages on
By CNN,
1704, June 21, 2019 (EAT)
London-British arms sales to Saudi Arabia were unlawful because they did not properly consider whether the weapons would be used to commit "serious vi...
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Saudi crown prince linked to Khashoggi murder in U.N. report
By Reuters,
930, June 20, 2019 (EAT)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other senior officials should be investigated over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi given credible ...
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Saudi seeks oil supply protection as U.S. and Iran face off
By Reuters,
1945, June 16, 2019 (EAT)
Saudi Arabia called for swift action to secure Gulf energy supplies and joined the United States in blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in a v...
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Saudi Arabia says it seeks to avert war, ball in Iran’s court
By Reuters,
1825, May 19, 2019 (EAT)
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it wants to avert war in the region but stands ready to respond with “all strength” following last week’s attac...
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Putin seems to pop up wherever there is a political vacuum in the world
By CNN,
1332, April 27, 2019 (EAT)
Russian President Vladimir Putin capped a week of high-profile diplomacy on Friday, when he appeared at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing -- and rece...
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White House adviser says has urged Saudi prince to be transparent about Khashoggi killing
By Reuters,
2112, April 23, 2019 (EAT)
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Tuesday he had urged Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to be transparent about the ...
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Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war
By VOA,
1058, April 17, 2019 (EAT)
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed a bill passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. In a break wit...
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US approved secret nuclear power work for Saudi Arabia
By VOA,
1000, March 28, 2019 (EAT)
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorizations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, ...
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Saudi Arabia invests $23 billion to improve living in Riyadh
By VOA,
1144, March 20, 2019 (EAT)
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would spend 86 billion riyals ($23 billion) to boost the quality of life in the capital Riyadh, increasing green space...
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U.N. rights boss seeks freedom for Saudi women activists
By Reuters,
1947, March 6, 2019 (EAT)
U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to release women activists allegedly tortured in detention after authori...
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Pakistan prepares to return Indian pilot as confrontation cools
By Reuters,
1225, March 2, 2019 (EAT)
Pakistan prepared to release a captured Indian pilot on Friday as the nuclear powers scaled back their confrontation, at least temporarily, while Indi...
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Kushner in Gulf region to seek support for Mideast peace plan
By Reuters,
1301, February 26, 2019 (EAT)
White House adviser Jared Kushner is visiting U.S.-allied Gulf Arab states to seek support for a long-awaited peace proposal for the Middle East that ...
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Brother of Saudi crown prince named deputy defense minister
By Reuters,
1242, February 24, 2019 (EAT)
Saudi Arabia appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s full younger brother as deputy defense minister on Saturday and named a princess as the ki...
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Saudi Arabia strikes $10 billion China deal, talks de-radicalization with Xi
By Reuters,
1704, February 22, 2019 (EAT)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman cemented a $10 billion deal for a refining and petrochemical complex in China on Friday, meeting Chinese Presid...
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Ahead of Saudi visit, China seeks ‘deeper trust’ with Iran
By Reuters,
1215, February 19, 2019 (EAT)
China wants to deepen “strategic trust” with Iran, the Chinese government’s top diplomat told Iran’s foreign minister on Tuesday, days before ...
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Gunmen kill four soldiers in attack in Pakistan
By Reuters,
1330, February 18, 2019 (EAT)
Gunmen have attacked a Pakistani security post in the resource-rich province of Baluchistan killing four paramilitary soldiers, officials said on Mond...
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