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Abdul El-Sayed, the first Muslim American elected to the US Senate, voiced support Thursday for President Donald Trump’s remarks about cutting aid to Israel, saying Washington should stop financing…
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Saudi Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Rayed Krimly categorically rejects Wall Street Journal claims about Houthi demands, calling them pure fabrication.
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Turkey's parliament ratifies Mecca defence pact, clearing way for military support to Saudi Arabia Turkey's parliament on Thursday ratified the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, clearing the way for Ankara to send military support to Riyadh amid attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis against the kingdom. Under the agreement, signed by the three regional powers in August and sent to parliament for approval last month, an attack on one par…
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Beijing can now portray its diplomatic backing, purchases of Iranian oil and provision of dual-use technology as having helped Iran withstand a war that has exacted a political price from the US president.
