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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Abbas says Palestinians ‘stand alongside’ Saudis in face of attacks
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas tells the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman that Palestinian leadership “stands with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the face of attacks,” according to the official PA news site Wafa.
On Saturday Yemeni rebels fired a missile more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) to near Riyadh international airport, where it was intercepted and destroyed by Saudi air defenses.
The Crown Prince blamed Iran for arming the Yemeni rebels with the missile, and said it may “constitute an act of war.”
— With AFP
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