All posts tagged "saudi arabia"
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Iran sees progress in hajj talks with Saudis
Iran said today there had been progress in talks with Saudi Arabia on allowing citizens of the Islamic republic to join this year’s hajj pilgrimage,...
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Will the GCC accept Israeli proposed NATO-like alliance against Iran?
By Vahid Jafarian, Editorial Board Member Israel’s defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has called on GCC countries to form a new NATO-like alliance against Iran, however...
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What’s behind Saudi Arabia’s new diplomatic offensives?
Saudi Arabia has sent both its king and his foreign minister on important foreign trips recently, as a key part of a significant diplomatic offensive...
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UK accused of ‘blatant double standards’ over Saudi Arabia relations amid comparisons to Isis brutality
The UK has been accused of “blatant double standards” in its relationship with Saudi Arabia amid a judicial review into arms sales during the Yemen...
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Saudi Arabia, Israel present de facto united front against Iran
By John Irish and Andrea Shalal | MUNICH Saudi Arabia and Israel both called on Sunday for a new push against Iran, signaling a growing...
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Trump is wrong – Saudi Arabia, not Iran is the world’s ‘number one terrorist state’
Donald Trump is proving himself a President prone to unleashing inconvenient truths side by side with blatant falsehoods. One of the most scurrilous of those...
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Iranians observe Valentine’s day as S. Arabia, Pakistan ban its celebrations
Contrary to some news media reports that Iran had banned Valentine’s Day celebrations, Iranians widely took part in the extremely popular festival worldwide on February...
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If Saudi Arabia does wrong, Iranian missiles will come down them
By Vahid Jafarian, Editorial Board Member Iran on Sunday send a clear message to its enemies, saying that Iranian missiles will come down on the...
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Hollow threat: Saudi official says ‘all options on the table’ for Iran!
A Saudi official made the same threat as Americans’ on Friday, saying that ‘all options are on the table for Iran’ ! In an interview...
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Trump’s visa ban targets Iranians, but why not Saudis?
By Vahid Jafarian, Editorial Board Member US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday temporarily blocking people from several countries...
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Iran and Saudi Arabia struggle to reconcile differences
Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, confirmed that ten countries will attempt to smooth over the differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Rohani stated that he wanted...
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Trump needs to know Saudi Arabia, not Iran, is a major threat to US
The online journal Strategic Culture Foundation has published an article, criticizing U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump for deciding to assign the national security key posts to only people who...
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Saudi Arabia’s dream of becoming the dominant Arab, Muslim power in the world has gone down in flames
By Patrick Cockburn, The Independent As recently as two years ago, Saudi Arabia’s half century-long effort to establish itself as the main power among Arab...
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Iranian investments in Egyptian media likely to anger Saudi Arabia
The Egyptian authorities will allow Iranian investments in local media projects, Middle East Monitor reported. The move is likely to put a further strain on...
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Saudis hope Trump takes a tough stand on Iran: National Interest
By Vahid Jafarian, Editorial Board Member Many Saudis hope that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes a tougher line on Iran, according to a report released...
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Larijani says Iran is not enemy to Saudi Arabia
Islamic Republic is not the enemy of Saudi Arabia and supports its positive role in the region, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said, pointing to...
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After a year of boldness, Saudi Arabia is in retreat against Iran
IN JANUARY this year Muhammad bin Salman, the young deputy crown prince who in effect runs Saudi Arabia, declared an end to his country’s “comatose”...
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The year Saudi Arabia wants to forget
By Bruce Riedel, Al-monitor Saudi Arabia had a bad 2016. Only in the second year of King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud’s rule, the kingdom...
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Saudi Arabia losing ground to Iran
By Bruce Riedel, al-monitor Saudi Arabia is losing influence throughout the Fertile Crescent to its rival Iran. While Riyadh’s position versus Tehran has been in...
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How Syria crisis is pushing Egypt and Iran closer
By Rohollah Faghihi, al-monitor Once again, Egypt and Iran appear to be heading toward rapprochement, with increasingly converging views on Syria bringing the two regional...
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Iran ‘ready for different scenarios’ amid tensions with Britain, says Iranian ambassador to UK
Iran’s envoy to Britain on Sunday urged the UK to contain “domestic political forces” which he said wanted to escalate tension between the two countries amid the capture of...
