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Opinion: Here's How Both Barack Obama And Donald Trump Stoked The Saudi-Iranian Rivalry
From the surprise resignation (then un-resignation) of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to the intra-Gulf crisis with Qatar to the battle for influence in post-Islamic State Iraq and the vicious civil wars in Yemen and Syria, the signs of the regional battle royale between Saudi Arabia and Iran are everywhere.
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Israel Ready To Cooperate With Saudi Arabia To Face Iran: Defence Chief
Israel's military chief of staff said in an interview Thursday that his country was prepared to cooperate with Saudi Arabia to face Iran's plans "to control the Middle East."
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Saudi Prince Warns Iran Against Using Force To Pursue Rivalry
A senior Saudi official, responding to Iranian criticism of Riyadh's management of the haj pilgrimage, urged Iran to end what he called wrong attitudes towards Arabs and warned it against any use of force in its rivalry with the kingdom.
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Opinion: Can 30-Year-Old Saudi Prince Really Transform Saudi Arabia?
The issues facing Mohammed bin Salman - rivalry with a rising Iran, which has bred multiple proxy wars; disaffection among youth and women, who chafe at repressive religious strictures; a bloated government overly dependent on volatile oil prices - bear some resemblance to those Gorbachev confronted.
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Saudi Arabia's Economy Wastes Billions, But A Millennial Prince Has A Plan To Fix It
Saudi Arabia has problems. From its geopolitical rivalry with Iran to the threat posed to the country by extremists like the Islamic State, the country is facing pressure from a variety of angles. Even its long-standing relationship with the United States is on the rocks, with renewed public scrutiny of alleged links between Saudi officials and the...
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Middle East Political Rivalries Stoke Dangerous Sectarianism
Across the Middle East, fierce rivalry between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran is heightening sectarian tensions, even in conflicts that analysts say are primarily political.
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With Islamic State on March, Lebanon's Christians Must Agree on President
With minorities facing death and persecution at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Lebanon's Christians must lay aside their rivalries and agree on who should fill the vacant presidency, a leading Druze politician has warned.
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Iran Rejects US Action in Iraq, ISIS Tightens Syria Border Grip
Iran's supreme leader accused the United States on Sunday of trying to retake control of Iraq by exploiting sectarian rivalries, as Sunni insurgents drove towards Baghdad from new strongholds along the Syrian border.
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Opinion: Here's How Both Barack Obama And Donald Trump Stoked The Saudi-Iranian Rivalry
From the surprise resignation (then un-resignation) of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to the intra-Gulf crisis with Qatar to the battle for influence in post-Islamic State Iraq and the vicious civil wars in Yemen and Syria, the signs of the regional battle royale between Saudi Arabia and Iran are everywhere.
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Israel Ready To Cooperate With Saudi Arabia To Face Iran: Defence Chief
Israel's military chief of staff said in an interview Thursday that his country was prepared to cooperate with Saudi Arabia to face Iran's plans "to control the Middle East."
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Saudi Prince Warns Iran Against Using Force To Pursue Rivalry
A senior Saudi official, responding to Iranian criticism of Riyadh's management of the haj pilgrimage, urged Iran to end what he called wrong attitudes towards Arabs and warned it against any use of force in its rivalry with the kingdom.
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Opinion: Can 30-Year-Old Saudi Prince Really Transform Saudi Arabia?
The issues facing Mohammed bin Salman - rivalry with a rising Iran, which has bred multiple proxy wars; disaffection among youth and women, who chafe at repressive religious strictures; a bloated government overly dependent on volatile oil prices - bear some resemblance to those Gorbachev confronted.
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Saudi Arabia's Economy Wastes Billions, But A Millennial Prince Has A Plan To Fix It
Saudi Arabia has problems. From its geopolitical rivalry with Iran to the threat posed to the country by extremists like the Islamic State, the country is facing pressure from a variety of angles. Even its long-standing relationship with the United States is on the rocks, with renewed public scrutiny of alleged links between Saudi officials and the...
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Middle East Political Rivalries Stoke Dangerous Sectarianism
Across the Middle East, fierce rivalry between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran is heightening sectarian tensions, even in conflicts that analysts say are primarily political.
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With Islamic State on March, Lebanon's Christians Must Agree on President
With minorities facing death and persecution at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Lebanon's Christians must lay aside their rivalries and agree on who should fill the vacant presidency, a leading Druze politician has warned.
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Iran Rejects US Action in Iraq, ISIS Tightens Syria Border Grip
Iran's supreme leader accused the United States on Sunday of trying to retake control of Iraq by exploiting sectarian rivalries, as Sunni insurgents drove towards Baghdad from new strongholds along the Syrian border.
