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SAUDI AIRSTRIKES

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2017
Saudi airstrikes hit hotel near Houthi checkpoint, killing at least 35 in Yemen
At least 35 people were killed in airstrikes that hit a hotel near a Houthi-controlled outpost outside the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, a medic said, and a Saudi-led coalition spokesman said it conducted the strike against its Houthi adversary.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2016
Saudis resume Sanaa airstrikes as three-day Yemen truce expires
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition attacked targets in Sanaa at dawn on Sunday, hours after a three-day truce in Yemen's war expired, residents in the capital said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2015
Saudi-led airstrikes hammer Sanaa hours before truce; U.S. urges Iran to divert freighter to Djibouti
Saudi-led airstrikes hit the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday hours before a five-day humanitarian truce was set to begin, and Washington cautioned against "provocative actions" after Iran dispatched a cargo ship to Yemen.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2015
Saudi airstrikes in Yemen nothing short of genocide, Iran's leader claims
Iran's leader on Thursday condemned as genocide the military intervention by its main regional rival, Saudi Arabia, in Yemen, escalating Tehran's rhetoric against the two-week-old airstrike campaign.
WORLD
Apr 1, 2015
Houthis rebels seize Yemen base near key shipping lane; Saudis target advance on Aden
Yemen's Houthis seized an army base overlooking a key shipping lane in the Red Sea, while Saudi Arabia said its bombing campaign has contained the rebel advance toward the port of Aden.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 31, 2015
Yemen ports under blockade; Saudis say airstrikes to intensify
The Saudi-led coalition that's fighting against Shiite rebels in Yemen said it completed a blockade of the country's ports and is ready to step up airstrikes.
WORLD
Mar 31, 2015
India asks Saudi to help evacuate citizens from grave situation in Yemen
India asked Saudi Arabia on Monday to help evacuate its citizens from Yemen, where more than 4,000 Indians, over half of them nurses, are caught up in fighting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2015
Pakistan evacuates hundreds during pause in Yemen airstrikes: Saudi official
Pakistan evacuated about 500 of its nationals by plane from Yemen on Sunday during a brief pause in airstrikes by a Saudi-led military coalition against Shiite Muslim Houthi forces, a Saudi military spokesman said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2015
Oil leaps 5%, most in a month, on Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen
Oil jumped about 5 percent on Thursday, the biggest daily gain in a month, as airstrikes in Yemen by Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies sparked fears that escalation of the Middle East battle could disrupt world crude supplies.

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