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Saudi sees survival in tensions: Iran

POLITICS

Saudi sees survival in tensions: Iran

Iran says Saudi Arabia’s bid to sever ties with the Islamic Republic shows Riyadh belief that the kingdom’s survival hinges on mounting tensions.

US urges calm after Nimr’s execution

FOREIGN POLICY

US urges calm after Nimr’s execution

The United States has called for leaders in the Middle East to reduce tensions following the Saudi regime’s execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr.

Saudi embassy targeted in Iraq: Video

IRAQ

Saudi embassy targeted in Iraq: Video

Watch footage of a rocket attack on Saudi Arabia’s newly-opened embassy in Baghdad following global outrage over the execution of Sheikh Nimr.

US begins deporting illegal immigrants

SOCIETY

US begins deporting illegal immigrants

The administration US President Barack Obama has begun detaining and deporting Central American families who had immigrated to the US illegally.

Nimr execution against int. law: UN

SAUDI ARABIA

Nimr execution against int. law: UN

The UN says Sheikh Nimr was executed by Saudi Arabia without committing a “most serious” crime under international law.