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Yemeni children gather outside their classroom in Dec. 2016, at a school that was recently damaged in a Saudi-led air strike in the country's third-city of Taez.

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U.N. Experts: Some Saudi-Led Airstrikes In Yemen Could Be War Crimes

10:44am August 28, 2018

by Scott Neuman

A report for the U.N. Human Rights Council says the Western-backed coalition has carried out indiscriminate airstrikes on schools, hospitals, markets and residential areas.

People look at cars at a Tesla showroom in New York City. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, reportedly under scrutiny by federal regulators for earlier statements, says Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is looking to diversify away from oil with a bigger investment

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Elon Musk Says Saudi Investment Fund Could Help Him Take Tesla Private

5:06pm August 13, 2018

by Avie Schneider

The Tesla CEO, reportedly under scrutiny by federal regulators for earlier statements, says the Saudi fund is looking to diversify away from oil with a bigger investment in the electric car company.

A man carries a wounded child to the hospital Thursday after the Saudi-led coalition carried out an airstrike on a crowded area in Houthi-controlled Saada province. At least 29 children under the age of 15 were killed in the attack, according to the Inter

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Saudi-led Coalition Strikes School Bus In Yemen, Killing At Least 29 Children

6:24pm August 09, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The children were on a field trip when the airstrike hit their bus in Saada province, aid groups say. The coalition, which is backed by the U.S., says the strike was a "legitimate military action."

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen at a conference earlier this year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.

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Amid Spat With Saudis, Trudeau Vows That Canada 'Will Always Speak Strongly'

10:08pm August 08, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Since Canada's top diplomat criticized Saudi Arabia's human rights record, the Saudis have hit back hard. Still, despite the retaliations, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sees no need to say sorry.

The Toronto skyline, seen in silhouette in 2015. The same skyline was used in an image posted by an account reportedly linked with the Saudi Arabian government, which featured an airliner headed toward the needle-shaped CN Tower.

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Threats Fly And Flights Are Grounded Amid Dust-up Between Canada and Saudi Arabia

6:50pm August 06, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

And one tactless tweet was deleted. Saudi officials removed the post, which seemed to allude to Sept. 11, but that didn't ease a dispute that erupted after Canada criticized the kingdom last week.

Saudi men and women browse the annual Riyadh International Book Exhibition in 2016.

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From California, A Saudi Woman Fights Her Country's Strict Male Guardianship Laws

10:52am July 19, 2018

by Deborah Amos

"I came from a very strict country to a very free country," says Samah Damanhoori. The 29-year-old cut ties with her family after her father canceled his initial approval for her to study in the U.S.

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A Saudi woman celebrates with her friends as she drives her car in al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. The lifting of the ban on women driving marks a milestone for women in the kingdom who have had to rely on drivers, male relatives, taxis and ride-haili

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PHOTOS: Saudi Women Start Driving, But Activists Remain Jailed

3:46pm June 25, 2018

With the ban lifted on female drivers, Saudi women can sit legally in the driver's seat for the first time. But global concern is high over detention of activists who fought for the right to drive.

Hessah al-Ajaji drives down the busy Tahlia Street after midnight for the first time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, June 24, 2018.

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Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban On Women Drivers

7:20pm June 24, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The country allowed women to drive for the first time on Sunday, ending its widely-criticized ban on women drivers.

A column of Yemeni pro-government forces, travels Wednesday about five miles south of Hodeidah international airport. Backed by the Saudi-led coalition, the fighters launched an offensive to retake the rebel-held Red Sea port city.

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Fears Mount For A Battered Yemen As Assault On Port City Gathers Steam

6:05pm June 14, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

So far, the fighting has stayed in Hodeidah's outskirts. But the relative calm isn't likely to last — and aid groups are desperately calling for its port to stay open for a country already in crisis.

Flames are seen at the production facility of Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield in May.

Saudi Arabia's Ambitious Economic Overhaul Hinges On Reducing Its Oil 'Addiction'

12:19pm June 13, 2018

The government has ambitious plans to diversify the oil kingdom — and that means revamping the world's biggest petroleum producer.