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02Jul/17

Qatar says demands are ‘made to be rejected’

July 2, 2017PoliticsAl-Thani, Ankara, ARABIA BORDER, Bahrain, Doha, Egypt, Geography of Asia, House of Al Thani, Iran, Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, Italy, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Politics by country, Qatar, Qatar diplomatic crisis, Qatar–Saudi Arabia relations, Rome, SAMRA, Saudi Arabia, Scarlett Cvitanovich, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Western Asiasmbale

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Demands made of Qatar by four other Arab states were designed to be rejected, Doha’s foreign minister said on Saturday, explaining that their ultimatum was aimed not at tackling terrorism but at curtailing his country’s sovereignty. Scarlett Cvitanovich reports. Continue reading →

03Jan/16

Nimr’s execution will lead to the end of Saudi regime – Houthi official

January 3, 2016PoliticsAbrahamic religions, House of Saud, Houthi movement, Houthis, In Saudi Arabia, Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, Iran–Saudi Arabia relations, Islam, Islamic branches, Islamic states, Member states of the Arab League, Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Member states of the United Nations, Mohamed Haidara, Muslim-majority countries, Nimr, Nimr al-Nimr, Nimr al-Nirm, Nirm, Qatif conflict, Sanaa, Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Nimr, Shia–Sunni relations, War/Conflict, Yemensmbale

A Houthi official in Yemen says that the execution of prominent Saudi cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nirm will lead to boiling anger among Muslims.

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03Jan/16

Shi’ites condemn Saudi execution of cleric

January 3, 2016PoliticsAl Saud, Al-Qaeda, ALI DIMASHK, Anti-Shi'ism, Bahrain, cleric, Execution of Nimr al-Nimr, House of Saud, In Saudi Arabia, Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, Iran–Saudi Arabia relations, Iraq, Islam, Islamic branches, Karim al-Nuri, Kings of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Mansour al-Turki, Nathan Frandino, Nimr, Nimr al-Nimr, Pakistan, Qatif conflict, Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Nimr, Shia–Sunni relations, Western Asiasmbale

Shi’ites around the world are condemning the execution of Shi’ite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia. Nathan Frandino reports. Continue reading →

26Mar/15

Saudi Arabia and Arab allies have launched air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters

March 26, 2015WarAbd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, Adel al-Jubeir, Aden, Asia, Decades, House of Saud, Houthi insurgency in Yemen, Houthi movement, Houthis, In Yemen, Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, its Gulf Arab, Middle East, Military, Military history by country, Operation Scorched Earth, Politics, president, Sanaa, Saudi Arabia, Shia insurgency in Yemen, Terrorism in Yemen, United States, War/Conflict, Washington, Washington, DC, Yemen, Yemen against Houthi, Yemeni Civil War, Yemeni Crisis, Zaydismbale

Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies have launched a military operation involving air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters who have tightened their grip on the southern city of Aden where the country’s president had taken refuge.
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