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Saudi-led forces close air, sea and land access to Yemen

EghtesadOnline: A Saudi-led military coalition will temporarily close all air, land and sea ports to Yemen to stem the flow of arms to Houthi rebels from Iran, it said in a statement on Monday carried by the state news agency SPA.
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Publish Date:06/November/2017 | 15:02

Saudi Arabia threatens Iran after Yemen missile strike

EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia has ramped up threats to Iran, saying there will be a response "in the appropriate time and manner," following a missile strike from neighboring Yemen, which has been under a nonstop bombardment campaign by a Saudi-led coalition for over two and a half years.
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Publish Date:06/November/2017 | 09:26

Deputy FM: Saudi aggression on Yemen targets popular resistance

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari said on Saturday that Saudi attacks on Yemeni people and the country's infrastructure are not mistake but a deliberate aggression to undermine the resistance of Yemeni nation.
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Publish Date:29/October/2016 | 16:12

U.S. official calls attack on Yemen funeral gathering 'egregious'

EghtesadOnline: A weekend attack on a funeral gathering in Yemen widely blamed on Saudi-led warplanes was "egregious," a senior U.S. official said on Friday in one of Washington's strongest condemnations of the incident.
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Publish Date:15/October/2016 | 05:31

Iran condemns Saudi Arabia's latest airstrikes on Sanaa

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Saturday strongly condemned Saudi jet fighters' invasion on a mourning ceremony in Sanaa, which killed or injured tens of innocent and defenseless civilians.
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Publish Date:11/October/2016 | 08:56

Saudi-Led Bloc Extends Qatar's Deadline on Demands for Two Days

EghtesadOnline: A Saudi-led coalition that has cut air, sea and land links with Qatar over accusations the country is supporting terrorism agreed to a two-day extension of its deadline for Qatar to meet its demands, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported.
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Publish Date:03/July/2017 | 04:25

Tillerson Calls for Saudi-Led Group to Ease Qatar Blockade

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on a Saudi Arabia-led coalition to ease its blockade of Qatar, saying that the cutoff is hindering the fight against Islamic State and provoking food shortages.
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Publish Date:10/June/2017 | 05:50

Saudi-led Coalition Declares 48-hour-ceasefire in Yemen

EghtesadOnline: The Saudi-led military coalition declared a 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen on Saturday, on the condition that Shiite rebels abide by it and allow humanitarian assistance into besieged cities, particularly the city of Taiz.
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Publish Date:20/November/2016 | 10:13