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Saudi Arabia formally starts IPO of oil firm Saudi Aramco
Middle East
November 4, 2019
Saudi Arabia formally starts IPO of oil firm Saudi Aramco
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia formally began an initial public offering Sunday of a sliver of oil giant…
Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst in stranded boat: U.N. agency
Middle East
July 31, 2019
Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst in stranded boat: U.N. agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – At least 15 Ethiopians died after the boat trying to smuggle them into Yemen broke down and…
US House votes to block sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia
Middle East
July 18, 2019
US House votes to block sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is heading for a showdown with President Donald Trump after the House voted on Wednesday to…
UN hosts Yemeni talks to break stalemate
Middle East
July 17, 2019
UN hosts Yemeni talks to break stalemate
Yemen’s warring sides had agreed on a “mechanism and new measures to reinforce the ceasefire and deescalation,” announced the UN…
Germany exports weapons to Saudi-led alliance in 2019
Middle East
June 17, 2019
Germany exports weapons to Saudi-led alliance in 2019
The German government has approved more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion) this year in defense exports to members of the Saudi-led coalition directly…
French weapons sales to Saudi jumped 50 percent last year
Middle East
June 4, 2019
French weapons sales to Saudi jumped 50 percent last year
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s weapons sales to Saudi Arabia rose 50 pct in 2018 despite the government calling for an…
U.N. assessing damage at Yemeni port city grain mills
Middle East
May 10, 2019
U.N. assessing damage at Yemeni port city grain mills
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations are assessing possible damage to grain stores it manages near the Yemeni Red Sea…
Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit Yemeni capital as violence flares
Middle East
April 10, 2019
Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit Yemeni capital as violence flares
SANAA (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen carried out air strikes against two Houthi targets in the capital…
Hunger stalks Yemen’s remote villages after four years of war
Middle East
March 21, 2019
Hunger stalks Yemen’s remote villages after four years of war
HAJJAH PROVINCE, Yemen (Reuters) – As Yeman’s war grinds into its fifth year with peace efforts stalling, ten-year-old Afaf’s father…
Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes
Middle East
March 15, 2019
Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes
SANAA (Reuters) – Hundreds of mourners in northern Yemen on Thursday buried 17 civilians, including nine children, killed in air…