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EU human rights chair urges justice for Khashoggi

Justice must be achieved for slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the chair of the EU's Subcommittee on Human Rights wrote in an opinion piece published Tuesday. "Khashoggi’s heinous murder shines a light on how these rights have been brutally trampled on under the Saudi...

Saudi Arabia shoots down drone aimed at kingdom: Al-Arabiya

Saudi Arabia's air defense systems shot down a drone over the kingdom Friday, the Arab coalition in Yemen said, and it accused the country's Houthi rebels of launching the aircraft and targeting civilians. Some civilians suffered light injuries from debris when the drone was shot down,...

EU states block blacklisting Saudi, Panama over dirty money

The 28 member states of the European Union all backed a decision on Thursday to reject a proposal from the EU executive to add Saudi Arabia to a blacklist of countries suspected of being lax on terrorist financing and money laundering. The decision comes after pressure from Riyadh and other...