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Trump Taunts Macron about Paris Deal, Yellow Vests As protesters poured into central Paris streets on Saturday for the fourth week running, the US president Donald Trump has blamed the climate change agreement for sparking protests, and claimed the "Yellow Vests" are chanting his name.

Yemen’s Ansarullah Rejects Hudaydah Handover to Regime Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has rejected demands by the country’s former Saudi-backed regime to hand over the port city of Hudaydah and to inspect flights to Sana’a airport.

Oil Prices Soars as OPEC, Allies Agree 1.2m bpd Output Cut Oil Prices soared on Friday after member states of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and 10 other oil-producing nations have agreed to cut crude output by 1.2 million barrels a day.

Saudi Warplanes Attack Yemen Despite Sweden Peace Talks Saudi-led warplanes launched airstrikes across Yemen despite claims by Riyadh that it had stopped attacks with the beginning of peace talks in Sweden.

France to Deploy Some 100,000 Police, Troops to Counter Massive Protests French authorities are preparing to deploy 8,000 additional officers in Paris and 89,000 nationwide to counter massive protests.

Blow to US as UN General Assembly Refuses to Condemn Hamas The United Nations General Assembly has rejected a United States-sponsored resolution seeking to condemn the Palestinian Islamic Resistance movement, Hamas.

Lebanon to Report Israeli Regime at UN over Territorial Violations - Lebanese Caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has ordered the preparation of a complaint to the UN over the Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty.

Yemen Peace Talks Commence in Sweden Yemeni delegations on Thursday started talks aimed at ending more than three years of Saudi-leg aggression on the impoverished state.

Terrorist Attack in Iran’s Chabahar Leaves Two Dead -A deadly car bomb has exploded near a police post in Iran’s southeastern port city of Chabahar, leaving two people confirmed dead and several injured.

Turkish Persecutor Files Arrest Warrants for Saudi Crown Prince Allies over Khashoggi Murder A Turkish prosecutor has issued arrest warrants for two Saudi princes close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over assassination of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Afghan Govt. Set to talk with Taliban without Preconditions: Official Afghanistan government is ready to negotiate with the Taliban militant group without any preconditions, including drafting a new constitution, Ehsan Taheri, spokesman for the country’s High Peace Council (HPC), told RIA Novosti

Saudi King Invites Qatari Emir to PGCC Summit Saudi king Salman has officially invited Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to participate in the upcoming [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) summit, which is set to take place in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh later this month.

US GOPers Blame Bin Salman for Khashoggi Murder, Despite Trump More Republican Senator in the US blamed the Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman for brutal murder of dissent Journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Yemen’s Ansarullah, Saudi Coalition to Swap Prisoners ahead of Peace Talks The Saudi-led coalition and its proxies have inked a UN-facilitated deal for exchanging prisoners with Ansarullah movement, ahead of the peace negotiations due to be launched in Sweden.

Al-Qaeda Receives 100 Drones for Gas Attacks in Syria: Sputnik Al-Qaeda linked terrorists reportedly gained access to 100 drones through a Turkish merchant to use them in chemical attacks in the country’s northwestern province of Idlib.

Saudis Submits to Ansarullah Demand to Evacuate Injured Saudi Arabia has submitted to Yemeni Ansarullah movement’s demands to evacuate 50 wounded fighters to Oman for treatment ahead of new UN-brokered peace talks.

US-Led Coalition Strikes Syrian Army Position in Homs The US-led coalition has reportedly attacked the Syrian Army’s positions in the central province of Homs.

Moscow, Riyadh Agreed to Keep Oil Production Low: Putin President Vladimir Putin Said on Saturday Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to extend an accord on cutting their oil outputs to prevent crude prices from slumping further.

CIA Document Suggests Strong Links between Bin Salman, Khashoggi Murder Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman sent many messages to his closest adviser, who oversaw the assassination squad that brutally killed dissent journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in the hours before and after his murder at Saudi Consulate in Turkey, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.