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Conflict of interest in Yemen might evolve into a UAE-Saudi conflict

The chasm between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has widened after the former intensified its talks with the Yemeni Ansar Allah Movement in an attempt to bring an end to its 8-year war on Yemen, a researcher of the Chatham House…
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Iran Urges Asian Partners To Drop The Dollar From Bilateral Trade

Members of the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) – a nine-strong group of central banks including those of India, Pakistan and Iran – are to launch a new cross-border financial messaging system in the coming weeks, as an alternative to the main…
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El-Tayyab: Time To De-Escalate U. S. Involvement In The Middle East

The Saudi led war in Yemen, supported by the U. S., has resulted in a half million people dead from hunger, disease, and direct military attacks, 16 million people on the edge of starvation, and over 4 million people internally displaced, according…
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Riyadh can secure peace for itself by stopping hostilities against Yemen: Houthi

The leader of Yemen's popular resistance Ansarullah movement says Saudi Arabia can only secure peace for itself by stopping its hostilities against Yemen and lifting a blockade that it has been exercising alongside its allies against the impoverished…
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Iran appoints ambassador to Saudi Arabia following thaw in relations

Iran appointed diplomat and foreign ministry official Alireza Enayati as its new ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The appointment comes on the heels of the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two regional powers. Prior to his appointment,…
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Ansarallah warns of ‘zionist-western conspiracy’ to destroy Yemen unity

The head of the Ansarallah-formed government of Yemen, Abdulaziz bin Habtoor, told Al-Mayadeen on 22 May that “there are many conspiracies in secret and in public targeting Yemeni unity. This is a Zionist-American-western project…
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Riyadh sees realignment of regional ties as ‘key to its political future’: Analyst

Since becoming heir to Saudi Arabia’s throne in 2017, Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) has put the oil-rich kingdom through a roller-coaster ride: One that saw Riyadh aligning its foreign policy more closely with the United States, only to grow…
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Syria’s Assad wins warm welcome at Arab summit after years of isolation

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was given a warm welcome at an Arab summit on Friday, winning a hug from Saudi Arabia's crown prince at a meeting of leaders who had shunned him for years, in a policy shift opposed by the…
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UN envoy reports on progress towards Yemen peace agreement

Warring parties continue to make progress in efforts towards ending the nearly decade-long conflict in Yemen, though outstanding issues remain, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.   Ambassadors were briefed by UN Special…
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Fueling a war in silence: Canada’s role in the Yemeni Civil War

This past March 25 to 27, protests were held across Canada to mark eight years of the Saudi-led intervention in the war in Yemen. Rallies, marches and solidarity actions were held in six cities across the country in objection to Canada’s…