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War, conflict fuel arms imports to Middle East, Asia: study
AFP, Published on 12/03/2018
» STOCKHOLM - Weapons imports to the Middle East and Asia have boomed over the past five years, fuelled by war and tensions in those regions, a new study showed on Monday.
Rebel missile targets Saudi royal palace
Associated Press, Published on 20/12/2017
» RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels said it intercepted a missile fired over southern Riyadh on Tuesday, which the rebels said was targeting a "top leadership" meeting at the royal palace in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh.
Former Yemeni president said to have been killed
Associated Press, Published on 04/12/2017
» SANAA, Yemen: Houthi rebels say former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who ruled the country for more than three decades and played a pivotal role in the country's ongoing civil war, has been killed.
Saudis lead new anti-terrorist alliance
Reuters, Published on 27/11/2017
» RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Sunday an attack on an Egyptian mosque that killed more than 300 worshippers would galvanise an Islamic military coalition that aimed to counter "terrorism and extremism".
Next Middle East war set for Lebanon
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 15/11/2017
» 'When all the Arabs and the Israelis agree on one thing, people should pay attention. We should stop this Iranian takeover," said Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month. So we're paying attention now, and we even know where the next war will start: Lebanon.
Saudis blame Iran for missile attack, tighten blockades
Published on 08/11/2017
» CAIRO: Saudi Arabia's crown prince said Tuesday the ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Shia rebels was a "direct military aggression by the Iranian regime" as the kingdom ordered the closure of all ports and grounded all humanitarian flights to Yemen, isolating the country further.
Saudis edge towards 'war' with Iran
Published on 07/11/2017
» SANAA, Yemen: A multinational coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, that has been fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen said Monday that the firing of a ballistic missile at the kingdom's capital, Riyadh, could constitute "an act of war" by Iran, which it blamed for the attack.
Saudi helicopter crash kills high-ranking prince
Associated Press, Published on 06/11/2017
» DUBAI: A helicopter carrying a high-ranking Saudi prince and other government officials crashed Sunday in the kingdom's south, reportedly killing all eight people aboard.
Militants storm security compound in Yemen, kill 5
Associated Press, Published on 05/11/2017
» SANAA, Yemen: Militants set off a large car bomb outside a security headquarters in Yemen's southern port city of Aden early Sunday before storming the compound and placing snipers on the roof, officials said, adding that at least five Yemeni soldiers were killed.
Rights group: Saudi-led airstrikes kill Yemeni children
Associated Press, Published on 12/09/2017
» CAIRO -- An international rights group says the Saudi-led coalition waging an air campaign against Yemen's Houthi rebels in the north are killing children in what amounts to war crimes.