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Saudi-led coalition orders halt in assault on Yemen’s Hodeidah: sources
Middle East
November 15, 2018
Saudi-led coalition orders halt in assault on Yemen’s Hodeidah: sources
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition has ordered a halt in its offensive against Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen’s…
The hidden toll of American drones in Yemen: Civilian deaths
Middle East
November 14, 2018
The hidden toll of American drones in Yemen: Civilian deaths
ATAQ, Yemen (AP) — The United States has waged a drone war in Yemen for 16 years, trying to suppress…
Spotify launches in the Middle East and North Africa
Technology
November 14, 2018
Spotify launches in the Middle East and North Africa
DUBAI (Reuters) – Spotify, the world’s most popular paid music streaming service, officially launched in the Middle East and…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Khashoggi recordings ‘appalling’, shocked Saudi intelligence
Middle East
November 13, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan says Khashoggi recordings ‘appalling’, shocked Saudi intelligence
President Tayyip Erdogan said recordings related to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, which Turkey has shared with Western allies,…
UK says Saudi-led coalition to allow Huthi medical evacuations from Yemen
Middle East
November 13, 2018
UK says Saudi-led coalition to allow Huthi medical evacuations from Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has agreed to allow some wounded Huthi rebels to be evacuated, following a…
150 killed in battle for Yemen’s Hodeida as global alarm grows
Middle East
November 12, 2018
150 killed in battle for Yemen’s Hodeida as global alarm grows
At least 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes in Yemen’s Hodeida, medics and military sources…
Canada has heard Turkish recordings on Khashoggi’s killing: Trudeau
Middle East
November 12, 2018
Canada has heard Turkish recordings on Khashoggi’s killing: Trudeau
PARIS (Reuters) – Canadian intelligence officers have listened to Turkish recordings of what happened to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,…
Egypt, Bahrain reiterate adherence to 13 demands from Qatar
Egypt
November 12, 2018
Egypt, Bahrain reiterate adherence to 13 demands from Qatar
Egypt and Bahrain reiterated their adherence to the 13 demands and six principles of the Arab quartet as a basis…
Abu Dhabi summit: Oil production cuts may be necessary
Middle East
November 12, 2018
Abu Dhabi summit: Oil production cuts may be necessary
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries will likely need to cut crude supplies,…
Clashes reach residential streets in Yemen’s Hodeida
Middle East
November 11, 2018
Clashes reach residential streets in Yemen’s Hodeida
Fighting for control of Yemen’s rebel-held city of Hodeida reached residential streets on Sunday, as the Huthi insurgents mounted…