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What just happened in Yemen is 'a nightmare' for the US military
The unfolding situation in Yemen is a huge geopolitical challenge for the US. A number of US allies, including Saudi Arabia, are attacking a rebel movement trained and supplied by Iran.At the same...
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Saudi Arabia and Egypt are closer than ever to creating an Arab air force
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Arab leaders meeting this weekend in this Egyptian Red Sea resort are moving closer than ever to creating a joint Arab military force, a sign of a new determination among...
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Why Iran is sitting back while Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen
Saudi Arabia's decision to lead a coalition of Arab states in an air campaign against Yemen's al-Houthi movement, known as Ansar Allah, may reduce the group's capability but is unlikely to weaken its...
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These maps show what could happen next in Yemen — and how it could impact...
As Saudi Arabia and its coalition of partner Sunni states intervenes in the growing war within Yemen, the south Arabian country is taking on major geopolitical significance. The conflict in Yemen is...
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The US is worried about Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard training Houthi...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is increasingly concerned about training by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards for the Houthi rebels in Yemen, where the Shi'ite militias continue to make...
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Chinese ISIS recruits are sneaking out of China through its southern borders
China's southern seaboard has replaced the mountainous and tightly guarded western frontier as the preferred route for Islamic extremists to slip recruits out of the country, according to a leading...
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US-Iran nuke negotiations are kicking into overdrive
Lausanne (AFP) - Tough negotiations to end a decade-long standoff over Iran's suspect nuclear programme move into top gear Saturday, seeking to overcome stubborn hurdles as both sides urged painful...
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Arab states are on the cusp of creating an elite joint military force
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Arab leaders meeting this weekend in this Egyptian Red Sea resort are moving closer than ever to creating a joint Arab military force, a sign of a new determination among...
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Saudi Arabia just sharply attacked Putin for hypocrisy in the Middle East
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of hypocrisy on Sunday, telling an Arab summit that he should not express support for the Middle East while...
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The Serious Fraud Office just got fined for sending bribery and corruption...
The Serious Fraud Office just got fined for a major blunder by one temp worker who sent an anonymous witness in a serious fraud, bribery and corruption investigation evidence relating to 64 other...
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Here are the members of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and what they're...
CAIRO (AP) - A Saudi-led coalition is targeting Shiite rebels and their allies in Yemen in a campaign of airstrikes that began last week. Here's a look at the Sunni Arab countries involved in the...
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Iranian state media: 'Yemen will be the graveyard of Saudi agents'
Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who for roughly six-months have been ascendant and on the offensive, were met with airstrikes from a coalition of 10 countries on Wednesday evening. Designed to “defend and...
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Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen just captured a military base along one...
(Reuters) - Fighters from Yemen's Houthi militia on Tuesday entered a coastal military base overlooking the Red Sea's strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait, local officials told Reuters.Soldiers of the 17th...
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Saudi Arabia is losing its grip on the oil market
If you ever need to be reminded just how influential Saudi Arabia is in the global oil industry, just look back to last week.On March 22, Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said his country was at that...
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'Armed guards who had disembarked from a Chinese ship' land in Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi fighters and their allies seized a central Aden district on Thursday striking a heavy blow against the Saudi-led coalition which has waged a week of air strikes to try...
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Here's how the Saudis could deploy ground troops in Yemen
The prospect of a ground operation in Yemen carried out by the Saudi-led coalition is a distinct possibility, but the window to safely insert forces into the port city of Aden is closing. As long as...
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Saudi Arabia's Yemen offensive is bigger than anyone expected
Since it was first announced, the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen has developed very rapidly. Air strikes have already hit numerous targets, resulting in many civilian deaths.Clearly, the Saudis are not...
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The Saudi prince leading the war in Yemen is a total mystery man
He is the architect and very public face behind Saudi Arabia’s boldest military campaign in nearly 100 years. But Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country’s young, newly-minted defense minister, remains...
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Saudi Arabia's new king went swiftly to war, but will find it hard to end it
SAUDI ARABIA’S recently enthroned King Salman pulled off a striking diplomatic coup last month when he gathered a ten-country coalition of Sunni states to bomb the upstart Shia rebels in Yemen known as...
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Houthis are gaining ground in Yemen despite Saudi-led air strikes
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi militiamen, supported by army units, gained ground in the southern city of Aden on Sunday, pushing back loyalists of the Saudi-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour...
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