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Saudi police find missing judge's body in E. Province

A police officer and a criminal suspect were killed in a gunfight -- while the body of a missing judge was found -- near the city of Qatif in Saudi Arabia’s restive Eastern Province, the Saudi Interior Ministry said Monday. The official Saudi Press Agency quoted ministry spokesman...

Suspected cholera cases in Yemen hit 1 million: ICRC

The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has hit 1 million, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday, as war has left more than 80 percent of the population short of food, fuel, clean water and access to healthcare. Yemen, one of the Arab world's poorest...

Over 11,000 Houthis killed in 3 months: Saudi official

More than 11,000 Houthis were killed in Yemen over the last three months, said a Saudi coalition forces spokesperson. Turki al-Maliki, Saudi coalition spokesman, noted in a Riyadh press conference, that Tuesday’s firing of a ballistic missile targeting that capital did not cause any...

Kuwait probes alleged graft in French helicopter deal

Kuwait has ordered an investigation into a $1.1 billion deal to buy 30 military helicopters from France, a minister said Wednesday, after reports of alleged kickbacks. The oil-rich emirate agreed to buy the Airbus Caracal helicopters for one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in August 2016...