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Saudi-led coalition rejects Houthi claims of troop capture
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Oct 1 (ANI): The Saudi-UAE-led military coalition in Yemen has rejected claims by Yemen's Houthi rebels that they have captured thousands of enemy troops following attacks near the southern Saudi region of Najran.
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Yemen's Houthis release 290 prisoners: Red Cross
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Oct 1 (ANI): Yemen's Houthi rebels on Monday released 290 prisoners, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said, two days after the group claimed to have captured hundreds of Saudi troops following an incursion into Saudi Arabia.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels offer to release 350 hostages
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Sanaa [Yemen], Sept 30 (ANI): Yemen's Houthi rebels on Monday offered to release as many as 350 hostages whom they claimed to have captured during attacks over the past three days in the southern Saudi region of Najran.
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War with Iran could collapse global economy: Saudi crown prince
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Sept 30 (ANI): Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) on Sunday said that a military confrontation with Iran would collapse the global economy, adding that peaceful resolution "will be better".
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Khashoggi Murder: Saudi Crown Prince denies ordering killing
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Sept 30 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman accepted "full responsibility" for the gruesome murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi but denied ordering the killing.
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Saudi King's bodyguard shot dead by friend in 'personal dispute'
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Sep 29 (ANI): The personal bodyguard of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz was shot dead by one of his friends after a "personal dispute", authorities said on Sunday.
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Yemen: Houthis claim hundreds killed of former Pakistan Army chief Raheel
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Sanaa [Yemen], Sep 29 (ANI): Yemen's Houthi rebels on Sunday broadcast a video footage they said was of a deadly attack near the border with Saudi Arabia's southern region of Najran that killed hundreds of soldiers with thousands of others surrendering before the armed group, including th
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After hours-long delay, Imran Khan departs for Pakistan on commercial airc
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept 29 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday departed for Pakistan on a commercial aircraft, after a special jet given to him by the Saudi Arabian government, had developed a technical glitch minutes after taking off from New York airport.
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White House concealed Trump's call with foreign leaders in highly classifi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Sept 28 (ANI): Some reconstructed transcripts of "delicate" calls between US President Donald Trump and foreign officials, including with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Saudi royal family, were concealed by the White House in a highly classified computer system.
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Pakistan in the midst of economic crisis, says UN
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 27 (ANI): Despite support from China and Saudi Arabia and a huge IMF loan that helped Pakistan to address its immediate economic crisis, the United Nations on Thursday said that the country is still in the midst of a crisis.
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Saudi Arabia to announce visa schemes to boost tourism, abolishes abaya ru
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Sep 27 (ANI): Saudi Arabia on Friday will announce new visa schemes for 49 countries across the globe as part of its efforts to boost the Kingdom's tourism sector.
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Pentagon to send radar, Patriot missiles to support Saudi Arabia's defence
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): The Pentagon on Thursday said that it will send four radar systems, a battery of Patriot missiles and about 200 support personnel to Saudi Arabia, in a move that would strengthen the Kingdom's defences in the wake of attacks on its oil facilities earlier
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