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Saudis intercept Yemen rebel missile targeting royal palace

 The Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels said it intercepted a missile fired over southern Riyadh Tuesday, while the rebels said they targeted the royal palace in the kingdom's capital. It was the second time in as many months that a rebel projectile had reached...

Family of slain ex-president leaves Sanaa for S. Yemen

The family of slain former President Ali Abdullah Saleh has left Yemeni capital Sanaa to the southern city of Aden, according to a Yemeni military source. Children and women from Saleh’s family left the Houthi-held capital late Saturday to Aden, the current seat of the internationally...

Watchdog says Gulf rift taking toll on ordinary citizens

Families are being torn apart by the rift between Qatar and three other Gulf Arab states which began six months ago, Amnesty International said on Thursday, despite measures to ease the impact of the crisis on ordinary citizens. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, along...