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Rights Group Says Saudi Arabian Border Guards Fired on and Killed Hundreds of Ethiopian Migrants

By Jon Gambrell and Evelyne Musambi | Associated Press

Border guards in Saudi Arabia have fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, likely killing hundreds of the unarmed migrants in recent years, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Visits Saudi Arabia on First Such Trip in Years as Tensions Ease

By Jon Gambrell | Associated Press

Iran’s foreign minister traveled to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, marking the first trip to the kingdom by Tehran’s top diplomat in years after the two nations reached a détente with Chinese mediation.

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BRICS Nations to Meet in South Africa Seeking to Blunt Western Dominance

By Tim Cocks | Reuters

BRICS leaders meet in South Africa next week to discuss how to turn a loose club of nations accounting for a quarter of the global economy into a geopolitical force that can challenge the West's dominance in world affairs.

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Iran Foreign Minister to Visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday

Reuters

Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian will visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Iran state TV reported on Thursday. In June, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with Iranian officials in Tehran on his first visit to the country after the resumption of diplomatic ties with the Islamic republic in March.

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