London was not previously thought to be directly involved in fighting in Yemen against the Houthi militia, even though it was known to have supplied arms and training support to Saudi Arabia for many decades.
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Pakistan Day Celebration Riyadh – The Embassy of Pakistan, Riyadh, celebrated today the national day of Pakistan. A flag hoisting ceremony was held at the embassy. Chargé d’affaires, Mr. Muhammad Zeeshan Ahmad raised the flag. The...
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Undergraduates at Ive League Brown University voted overwhelmingly (69%) to divest from the only Jewish state on the planet, Israel.
No word on when they plan to vote to divest from Saudi Arabia, which owns GIANT...
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A House Oversight Committee February report has prompted US senators to seek whether White House officials had negotiated transferring sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia without congressional approval. Speaking to Sputnik, scholars have...
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If you’re looking for a 3D printer that can comfortably fit on the side of your desk… well, Danish company Cobod International’s enormous new 3D house printer probably isn’t for you.
The post A 3D printer the size of a small barn will...
On Sunday March 17, Hassan Sajwani, an active Twitterati in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) quoted a warning his country's foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan had delivered to Europe at the "Tweeps Forum" in Saudi Arabia in 2017. The...
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Riyadh broke off diplomatic relations with Tehran in 2016 after its diplomatic facilities were attacked by Iranians protesting against the execution of a famous Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia.
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White House official Jared Kushner’s Middle East peace plan “once included a massive land swap proposal in which the Palestinians would get Jordanian land and Jordan would get Saudi Arabian land”, reported the Times of Israel.
The claims are...
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Radio Sputnik has discussed the issue of US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deals with Joshua Landis, an American academic who specialises in the Middle East and the head of the Centre for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma.
Wall Street Journal: “Jeff Bezos and his allies have publicly speculated about how the National Enquirer acquired racy texts he sent his girlfriend, including at one point hinting Saudi Arabia or the White House may have been...
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From Reuters:
Saudi Arabia says OPEC may need to extend oil supply cuts.
OPEC and its allies agree to cancel an April meeting, leaving supply caps in place through June.
Signs of a reduction in crude inventory levels at the U.S. storage hub in...
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A New York Times report from over the weekend claims that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has been engaged in a major crackdown of his political foes that includes multiple instances of kidnapping and torturing dissidents. The...
Doug Bandow
Security, Middle East
Washington's policy in Yemen is both hypocritical and dangerous.
The Trump administration has made Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates the foundation of its anti-Iran strategy. As a result, Washington,...
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US energy production has reached record levels in recent years following a boom in shale production.The International Energy Agency's (IEA) latest five-year outlook sees the US overtaking Russia and potentially Saudi Arabia as an oil exporter by...
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By Geneva CentreGENEVA, Mar 15 2019 (IPS-Partners) (Geneva Centre) – At the 40th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, the Geneva Centre presented on 14 March statements with regard to Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
In its statement on Saudi...
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A Democratic U.S. senator and his Republican counterpart on Friday asked Congress’ investigative arm to probe Trump administration talks with Saudi Arabia over sharing nuclear power technology. In the latest effort by lawmakers to shed light on...
In the On Politics newsletter: There have been multiple bipartisan efforts in the House and Senate to rebuke the president over the wall, Saudi Arabia and the Mueller report.
HOUSTON (Sputnik) - The discussions between the United States and Saudi Arabia on a nuclear agreement continue, however, the ball is currently in Riyadh’s court, US Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette told reporters.
Jessica Corbett, staff writerThree women's rights activists on trial in Saudi Arabia this week because of their efforts to expand human rights in the infamously oppressive kingdom are this year's recipients of an award "designed to honor a writer...
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ANKARA (Sputnik) - The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has issued red notices to locate and provisionally arrest 20 nationals of Saudi Arabia, who are believed to be linked to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,...
Related topics: Jamal Khashoggi, Turkey, Ankara, Police