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Anger at execution of top Shia cleric| Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr has sparked anger and protests in Shia communities across the region | |
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Iran: Saudis face 'divine revenge'  | Saudi Arabia will face 'divine revenge' for its execution of a prominent Shia cleric, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned | |
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 Saudi Arabia breaks off ties with Iran after al-Nimr execution Saudi Arabia says it has broken off diplomatic ties with Iran, amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric
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 Iranian diplomats given 48 hours to leave Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has given Iranian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country, amid a row over the Saudi execution of a top Shia Muslim cleric al-Nimr
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| Jan.4 |
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 Turkey urges calm in Saudi-Iran dispute Turkey's government has urged Saudi Arabia and Iran to calm their diplomatic row, saying the dispute will only worsen regional tensions
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UN condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran The UN Security Council has strongly condemned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters angered by the execution of a Shia cleric
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| Jan.7 |
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Iran accuses Saudis of hitting Yemen embassy  Map of Iranian embassy Sanaa Yemen Iran has accused Saudi-led coalition warplanes of damaging its embassy and injuring staff in an air strike on Yemen's capital, Sanaa
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| Feb.27 |
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Yemen conflict: air strike on market 'kills 30 people' Map of Nehm Sanaa Yemen At least 30 people have been killed in an air strike on a market near the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, witnesses sa
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 Saudi bus crash kills 19 Egyptian pilgrims Nineteen people have been killed after a bus carrying Egyptian pilgrims crashed in Saudi Arabia, Egypt's state-run Mena news agency says
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| Apr.20 |
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  Obama 'cleared the air' with Saudi Arabia Obama landed in Riyadh earlier Wednesday for a summit with Gulf leaders and spent two-and-a-half hours meeting with the 80-year-old monarch
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| Jun.12 |
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CIA chief Brennan: Secret US report on 9/11 'will absolve Saudi' The probable publication of classified parts of a 2002 congressional report into the 9/11 attacks will clear Saudi Arabia of any responsibil...
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Attack near US consulate in Saudi city of Jeddah Map of US consulate Jeddah Saudi Arabia| A suspected suicide bomber has died after detonating a device near the US consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, the interior ministry says | |
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  Saudis arrest 12 Pakistanis over bombs| Saudi officials say 12 out of 19 people arrested over Monday's three bomb attacks in the country are Pakistani | |
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 Yemen conflict: US cuts arms sales to Saudi Arabia The US has said it will limit arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid concerns over civilian casualties linked to air strikes in Yemen
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