Saudi Crown Prince targets princely opponents to his accession
The dismissal of four senior Saudi defense officials decreed on Aug. 31, including two princes, was presented officially as part
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Oman’s Sultan Is Dying. The UAE-Abu Dhabi Ruler Moves in on the Succession
Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, aged 76, has been under treatment for colon cancer since at least
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Yemen shapes up for US-Iran military clash
Eight armies are fighting for dominance in Yemen, a country of 25 million inhabitants: The Iranian-backed Houthi insurgents, together with
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Iran’s 34th fleet faces US flotilla opposite Yemen
Iran’s Navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced Thursday, Oct. 13, that the Iranian 34th Fleet had deployed warships to
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Yemeni Rebels’ Stinging Slap for Their Sponsor – Tehran
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are pressing forward with Saudi Arabia to build on their shaky, partial ceasefire accord – called “calm
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Iran Ditches Yemen Rebels: “The Saudis Have the Ball.”
As Yemen peace talks went into their second day Wednesday, Dec. 16 at an undisclosed Swiss venue, the seven-day ceasefire
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Two Princes, Two Wars: Who Is Going to Win?
Nine months into the reign of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia is embroiled in two wars – an internal
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Russia and US woo Saudis to help save Assad – albeit putting Israel and Jordan in danger from S. Syria
Building on the nuclear accord signed in Vienna last month, the Obama administration has been in close communion with Moscow
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US and Russia Head up New Grouping for Fighting ISIS, Sustaining Assad in Power
US Secretary of State John Kerry was joined by his old sparring partner Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Saudi
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Saudi and UAE armored brigades and commando forces land in Aden as Houthi insurgents fall back
After clinching its conquest of the Yemeni port of Aden – contrary to all Western predictions – Saudi Arabia teamed
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