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Jul- 2019 -30 JulyAmericas
US Senate fails to override Trump’s Saudi weapons sales veto
The US Senate failed to prevent $8 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, after President Donald Trump vetoed resolutions blocking the deal
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20 JulyBusiness
Lockheed awarded $1.5 billion Saudi Arabia THAAD missile defense system contract
Lockheed Martin was awarded an almost $1.5 billion contract to supply Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Interceptor support items for Saudi Arabia
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18 JulyAmericas
US House votes to block $8.1 billion in Saudi Arabia arms sales
The US House voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of Donald Trump that will likely lead to a veto by the president
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8 JulyMiddle East
UAE reducing troop numbers in Yemen, moving from ‘military-first’ strategy
The UAE said that it was redeploying and reducing troops fighting the Houthis in Yemen, moving from a "military-first" strategy to a "peace-first" plan
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Jun- 2019 -28 JuneAmericas
In Congress, a long battle over Trump’s Iran and Saudi policies looms
A growing bipartisan alliance of progressive Democrats and libertarian-leaning conservatives is reasserting Congress's role in war
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25 JuneMiddle East
Saudi-led coalition claims capture of senior Islamic State Yemen figure
Saudi and Yemeni special forces captured a senior leader of the Islamic State affiliate in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government said
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24 JuneMiddle East
Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport kills 1, wounds 21
A Yemeni rebel attack on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other people, the coalition fighting the Houthis said
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20 JuneAmericas
US Senate votes to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The US Senate voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, as legislators outraged with the kingdom delivered a symbolic rebuke to President Donald Trump
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20 JuneMiddle East
UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia unlawful, court rules
A UK court handed a partial victory to campaigners trying to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the kingdom's bombing campaign in Yemen
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20 JuneMiddle East
Houthis recruit 50,000 Yemen child soldiers in 3 months, minister says
About 50,000 children have recently been recruited by the Houthi rebels to fight in Yemen’s bloody civil war, information minister claims
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