Saudi king visits Russia
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Saudi king visits Russia
In a trip described as historical by the Saudi foreign minister, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has become the first monarch to visit Russia. King Salman’s Moscow visit comes at the time Russia alongside Iran and Turkey is helping to restore calm in Syria by mediating talks between Syria’s warring factions. And Saudi-backed groups are among the anti-Damascus negotiators. Despite their losses on the ground, such groups can play a role in prolonging Syria’s conflict. Persuading them to unite for peace talks could be what Moscow is seeking from a rapprochement with Riyadh. The oil-rich kingdom, On the other hand, is believed to be trying to convince Moscow to guarantee seats for Saudi-backed opposition in the future Syrian government.
UN blacklists Saudi coalition in Yemen
A draft UN blacklist names the so-called Saudi-led coalition for its conduct in Yemen. According to the draft, "In Yemen, the coalition’s actions objectively led to the listing for the killing and maiming of children, with 683 child casualties attributed to this party, and, as a result of being responsible for 38 verified incidents, for attacks on schools and hospitals during 2016." In August, the Saudi UN ambassador, Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, pointed out that there was “no justification whatsoever” for including the coalition on the blacklist. The coalition was put on the blacklist last year but removed soon after as Riyadh threatened to slash its UN funding.
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