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Saudi Arabia

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Capital Riyadh
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Population32. 94 million (2017)
Did you knowSaudi Arabia is the fifth-largest Middle Eastern country by population (31,521,000).
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Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a country in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula.

Oil firms commit to major fossil fuel cut by 2050 at COP28

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... Saudi Arabia s Aramco is one of 50 oil and gas companies pledging to stop adding to planet-warming gases by 2050...

COP28: Huge rise in oil drilling expected from hosts UAE

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... Between 2023 and 2050, only Saudi Arabia is expected to produce more...

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... But which countries - if any - will put money in the fund? The European Union has indicated it is going to open its wallet, but what about the US and other big economies? China, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States are still defined as developing countries for COP purposes, by the way, and therefore aren t obliged to pay into funds like this - a big bone of contention...

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...By Mariko OiBusiness reporterSaudi Arabia s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has agreed to buy a 10% stake in Heathrow airport from Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial...

COP28: UAE planned to use climate talks to make oil deals

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... The briefings show the UAE also prepared talking points on commercial opportunities for its state renewable energy company, Masdar, ahead of meetings with 20 countries, including the UK, United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Brazil, China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kenya...

Allow more aid into Gaza, Lord Cameron urges Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel

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... Counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia and Nigeria were there, as well as the secretary general of the League of Arab States and the ambassador of Qatar...

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... The Houthis have been locked in with Yemen s official government - backed by Saudi Arabia - since 2014...

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Yemen war: coalition truce to combat the coronavirus begins

Nov 15,2023 10:51 pm

The UN, both sides called for had to a cessation of hostilities and accelerate the efforts to combat the Corona Virus outbreak

A unilateral two-week ceasefire, and called the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen in power.

The Coalition said it wanted to support the efforts of the United Nations for a political solution and help stop the spread coronavirus, although no cases have been reported in the Yemen .

Un Secretary -General , António Guterres, welcomed The Move .

But a senior official in The Rebel Houthi Movement , which is fighting pro-government forces, supported by The Coalition , called it a "Trick".

hours after The Coalition 's ceasefire announcement on Wednesday evening, both sides accused each other of initiating attacks.

The five-year conflict has had a devastating effect on Yemen , according to reports, More Than 100,000 People killed, and be raised, which represents the UN that The World 's worst humanitarian crisis.

What has to say The Coalition ?

spokesman Col Turki al-announced Malki that, because it was "determined to provide a conducive environment for the UN envoy of the [peace] efforts, and to alleviate The Suffering of the brotherly People of Yemen and the efforts against the spread of the Covid-19-pandemic".

He added that the two-week period could be extended, according to the "appropriate conditions" for the parties to The Conflict to discuss, the UN special envoy, the "proposals on steps and measures for the implementation of a permanent ceasefire in the Yemen " and "a comprehensive political solution in Yemen ".

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"I call on the government of Yemen and [the Houthis] to follow through, to finish on their commitment to immediately and hostilities. In addition, I appeal to the government and the Houthis to each other in Good Faith and without preconditions," said Guterres.

"Only through dialogue, the parties will be able to reach to a mechanism for maintaining a country-wide ceasefire, humanitarian and economic confidence-building measures to alleviate The Suffering of the Yemenis, and the resumption of the political process, a comprehensive solution to end The Conflict . "

in A significant move,

This is Saudi Arabia , the most important move, to try to find a way that its costly military operations in Yemen .

The Coalition 's statement suggests, the unilateral cease-fire was triggered by the very real threat posed by the coronavirus, in a country whose Health System is barely functioning.

But another wake-up call comes from the last of September, when The Kingdom 's vital oil facilities came Under Fire in a spectacular attack to blame on Iran.

Saudi Arabia shifted gears, embarking on secret talks with senior Houthi officials to secure their border, the end of Houthi rocket attacks on its territory, and try to pull them away from Iran.

troops have in recent months, Houthi-advanced military, the promotion of radical Houthi elements.

sources say senior Houthi leader, in support of a negotiated solution by the end of this war. But they are also in the ditch.

Even if the UN talks start, it will be a long time before you Need to end up with the political solution in Yemen is a matter of urgency.

How to react to The Rebels for it?

Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a high-ranking member of the Houthi Movement 's Political Bureau, told Al-Mayadeen TV, before the ceasefire began, The Rebels wanted a "complete end to The War and the lifting of The Siege once and for all".

"If a ceasefire does not include the removal of The Siege on Yemen , this would be the continuation of the Saudi-Arab war," He Said , referring to The Coalition de-facto blockade of The Rebel -held Yemen .

"aggression is move [coalition], to proclaim a ceasefire was just another Trick," he added.

Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam tweeted that The Rebels had sent the UN a comprehensive proposal that would be "The Foundations for a political dialogue and a transitional period".

Houthi-run Al-Masirah television reported that shortly after the ceasefire announcement by The Coalition warplanes booth pounded in various positions in Saada, Amran and Bayda provinces.

Yemen 's information Minister said now that the Houthis launched missiles at Hudaydah, and Marib.

Why is there A War in Yemen ?

Yemen has been devastated by a conflict that escalated in March 2015, when the Houthis seized control of large parts of The West of the country and forced President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi abroad to escape.

Startled by The Rise of a group in which they believed, to be secured militarily by Iran, Saudi Arabia and eight other Arab States began a campaign aimed at the restoration of Mr Hadi's government.

at the beginning of The War , Saudi officials have forecast that it would take only a couple of weeks. But five years of military stalemate followed.

The United Nations has tested that caused the death of at least 7,500 civilians, most coalition air attacks. But a monitoring group has estimated that the fighting claimed the lives of 112,000 People , including 12,600 civilians.

The fighting and blockade have also triggered The World 's worst humanitarian crisis.

approximately 24 million People - 80 percent of the population - Need humanitarian aid, and almost 10 million as "a step away from Hunger".



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Source of news: bbc.com

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