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PM Victor Ponta begins official visit to Saudi Arabia
AGERPRES special correspondent Doroteea Purcarea reports: Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Thursday has begun his official visit to Saudi Arabia.
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PM Ponta to start Arabian Gulf tour on Thursday
Romania's Prime Minister will be touring the Arabian Gulf, April 30 - May 4, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, the Government reports in a press release.
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Saudi-led planes bomb Sanaa airport to stop Iranian plane landing
Jets from a Saudi-led alliance destroyed the runway of Yemen's Sanaa airport on April 28 to prevent an Iranian plane from landing there, Saudi Arabia said, as fighting across the country killed at least 30 people.
Saudi king names new heir to throne in government shakeup
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on April 29 named his powerful interior minister as heir in a major shakeup that also saw the world's longest-serving foreign minister replaced.
Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemeni capital, ending lull
At least five air strikes hit military sites and an area near the presidential palace compound in the Yemeni capital Sanaa at dawn on April 26 while warships pounded an area near the port of the southern city of Aden, residents said.
Oil surges as Saudi resumes Yemen strikes
Global oil prices have advanced as the Saudi Arabia-led coalition renewed airstrikes in Yemen, stoking new supply concerns about the crude-rich Middle East.
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Carter concerned Iran ships may carry arms for Yemen rebels
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said April 22he is concerned that Iranian ships heading toward Yemen may be carrying advanced weapons for the Houthi rebels, and moving a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region gives the president options.
Saudi-led planes bomb Yemen hours after air war halt
Saudi-led warplanes launched new strikes in Yemen April 22, hours after Riyadh announced a halt to the four-week air campaign, as rebels seized a key loyalist base in the third city Taez.
The Saudi-led coalition had warned it stood ready to counter against any advance by the rebels and their allies even after it ended Operation Decisive Storm from midnight on April 21.
Erdo?an to visit Kuwait next week
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an will pay an official visit to Kuwait next week, at the invitation of Kuwait?s emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
The visit will take place on April 27-28, with Erdo?an meeting the sheikh on the second day of his visit.
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Saudi coalition ends Yemen air war, US urges talks
A Saudi-led coalition declared an end April 21 to four weeks of air strikes in Yemen, saying it had eliminated the threat posed by Iran-backed rebels, as Washington welcomed the move and urged talks to end the crisis.
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