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UAE jails 5 Qataris over insulting leaders: media

An Emirati court has jailed five Qatari intelligence officers for insulting the leadership of the United Arab Emirates, local media said Tuesday. The State Security court sentenced Ali al-Hammadi, who is the only defendant in custody, to 10 years in jail, and fined him one million dirhams...

Saudi airstrike hits Yemen rebel convoy, strains cease-fire

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A jet-fighter from a Saudi-led coalition struck a military convoy belonging to Shiite rebels and their allies in southern Yemen on Wednesday, straining a humanitarian, five-day cease-fire that took hold the previous day. Meanwhile, a senior Iranian military official...