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Media report says first round of talks held in Baghdad earlier this month with the Iraqi PM facilitating the process.
Saudi Arabia
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Yemeni group claims it attacked Aramco oil facility and Patriot anti-missile system, but no confirmation from Riyadh.
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Activists urge US President Joe Biden to end backing for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, where millions are going hungry.
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Analysts worry that pauses on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine could delay economic recovery and limit oil demand growth.
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Ahmad BinDawood is embracing transparency and shaking up the secretive status quo in Saudi Arabia.
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Defence ministry says soldiers were sentenced to death by a specialist court after a fair trial.
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Saudi Aramco still has a long way to go in ensuring that its emissions disclosures match those of other oil majors.
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Abdulrahman al-Sadhan was reportedly sentenced in a ‘terrorism’ court to 20 years in prison and a 20-year travel ban.
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But Riyadh authority says contractors ‘have been paid in a timely manner’ as construction nears completion.
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The kingdom says only ‘immunised people’ will be granted permits to perform prayers and Umrah in Mecca’s Grand Mosque.
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All governments violating children’s rights in conflict zones must be put on the ‘list of shame’, with no exceptions.
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Power-sharing agreement must give key players in Yemen’s devastating war equal access to state resources, analysts say.
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Two months after Biden said US would end ‘offensive’ support and related arms sales, experts and lawmakers want answers.
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Support for King Abdulla comes as former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein says he is under house arrest.
