IDF Chief of Staff: Israel willing to share intelligence with Saudis

Gadi Eisenkot has offered to share Israeli intelligence about Iran with Saudi Arabia, in remarks published in a rare interview with a Saudi newspaper published in London.

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Appeals court lets Trump travel ban go partially into effect

A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday let President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban go partially into effect, ruling the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries with no connections to the United States.

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Yemen facing ‘largest famine in decades’ if blockade isn’t lifted, UN aid chief says

The Saudi-led military coalition’s blockade of Yemen could lead to ‘the largest famine the world has seen for many decades with millions of victims,’ Mark Lowcock, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, warned on Wednesday.

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Saudi Arabia’s push on Iran ratchets up regional tensions

Saudi Arabia is more aggressively confronting its rival Iran on multiple fronts. It’s a policy that risks sharpening several conflicts in the Middle East, even though so far it has failed to score any successes in stemming Tehran’s influence.

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A Saudi-orchestrated resignation throws Lebanon into turmoil

Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s abrupt resignation over the weekend was bizarre even by the often twisted standards of Lebanese politics: He made the surprise announcement from the Saudi capital in a pre-recorded message on a Saudi-owned TV station.

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Saudi Crown Prince says Iran supply of rockets is military aggression

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Tuesday that Iran’s supply of rockets to militias in Yemen is an act of ‘direct military aggression,’ Saudi state news agency SPA reported.

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