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15
sentences that state something as happening or true
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7%
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Saudi Arabia issues rare air-raid alerts for Riyadh
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RIYADH –
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Arabia → issue → Riyadh
Saudi Arabian authorities issued air-raid alerts for Riyadh early on Sept 19, the first in the capital since the height of the US-Iran war in March and April.
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authorities → issue → March
The kingdom’s early warning system issued emergency alerts at 4am local time and again at 6am local time for residents of the capital, without giving further details.
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system → issue → details
The Saudi civil defence said the danger had lifted soon after in both cases.
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danger → say → cases
Other areas across Saudi Arabia received similar warnings overnight, including the Red Sea cities of Jeddah and Yanbu and Farasan Island in the Red Sea.
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areas → receive → Sea
Saudi Arabia has come under renewed attack in September, with the Houthis, an Iran-backed group based in Yemen, targeting western towns and energy infrastructure.
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Houthis → come → towns
Last week, the Saudi government said a drone attack emanating from Iraq – which has several pro-Tehran militias – caused the vital East-West pipeline to be shut down.
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pipeline → say → militias
Yemen’s Houthis have been carrying out almost daily strikes against Saudi Arabia in the last month, with one attack causing a death and several injuries in Taif on Sept 17.
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attack → carry → Sept
The group has launched a push recently to exert further control on the Red Sea’s Bab al-Mandeb and made significant gains on Yemen’s western coast, taking over the port city of Mokha and a series of islands close to the strait.
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group → launch → strait
The Iran-backed militia has also said it was imposing a blockade on Saudi ships in the Red Sea, and hit several ships in the waterway, which has served as a key oil export route for the kingdom since the war between the US and Iran brought traffic in the Strait of Hormuz to a near halt.
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war → back → halt
The closure of the pipeline bypassing Hormuz last week further squeezed an energy market grappling with supply shortage and pushed oil prices higher.
State-run Saudi Aramco is seeking to restore the pipeline to about half capacity within days and reach full capability in about six weeks, a person familiar with the matter has said, causing oil prices to pare some of their gains, although they remain around US$100 a barrel.
The latest development may also present a challenge for the kingdom’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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development → bypass → ruler
The pipeline attack and Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have caused Saudi Arabia’s oil exports to plunge.
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exports → cause → Hormuz
The fresh hostilities now threaten to hit the kingdom’s attempts to attract investment and tourists to diversify the economy.
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hostilities → threaten → economy
In October, Riyadh is scheduled to host Saudi Arabia’s flagship investment conference, called the Future Investment Initiative.
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Riyadh → schedule → conference
The 2026 edition is set to feature many high-profile Wall Street executives, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. chief executive officer Jamie Dimon and David Solomon of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. BLOOMBERG
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edition → set → Inc.
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