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Timour Azhari

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · By Timour Azhari and Ahmed Rasheed Sep 28, 2026

    Exclusive-US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq's Najaf, source says (opens the original)

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    Sept 28 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump's administration was set to grant a limited waiver to its Iran sanctions program on Monday to allow for flights carrying Shi'ite Muslim religious pilgrims between Iran and Iraq, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. The source, who is involved in the deliberations, said the US Treasury Department waiver would allow Iraqi Airways to fly back and forth between Iran and the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf in Iraq for one month, with a more perma

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · By Timour Azhari and Hatem Maher Sep 25, 2026

    Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as more Iranian flights curtailed (opens the original)

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    RIYADH/CAIRO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani military chiefs are to discuss help for Saudi Arabia as it faces attacks by Yemen's Houthis, while Iraq further curtailed Iranian flights on Friday in line with US pressure, and an Iranian official threatened retaliation. The Houthis have launched strikes on the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows from the world's largest energy exporter, as part of a wider Middle East war tha

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · By Timour Azhari and Hatem Maher Sep 24, 2026

    Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as Houthis step up attacks (opens the original)

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    RIYADH/CAIRO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold an urgent, high-level meeting under a joint defence pact to discuss ways to support the kingdom amid attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, while Tehran sought to distance itself from the rapid advance of itsHouthi allies. The Houthis have launched strikes on the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows from the world's largest energy exporter, as part of a wider M

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · By Timour Azhari and Hatem Maher Sep 24, 2026

    Saudi Grand Mufti tells troops to be ready to sacrifice their lives fighting Houthis (opens the original)

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    RIYADH, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's top religious authority called on soldiers in the kingdom to be ready to lay down their lives to fight the Iran-backed Houthis until the group is ousted from power, a statement posted on the Saudi state news agency said. The rare and strongly worded message by Saudi Grand Mufti SheikhSaleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan was addressed to soldiers stationed at the country's borders and drew heavily on Quranic verses and recorded sayings of the Prophet Mohammad rela

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · By Timour Azhari and Jana Choukeir Sep 15, 2026

    Saudi Arabia issues wide-ranging security alerts after week of strikes (opens the original)

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    RIYADH/DUBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory on Tuesday, including in the holy city of Mecca and second-largest city Jeddah, following a week of attacks from Iran-aligned fighters that have drawn it deeper into the Middle East war. The alerts were swiftly lifted and Saudi authorities did not immediately report whether any incoming projectiles had landed, nor was there any immediate claim of responsibility for attacks. But the alerts were the wid

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