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They say 98 people were put to death on charges solely related to hash, a concentrated resin of cannabis smoked across the region illegally.
Those caught and executed are often low-level drug smugglers, and the kingdom views their sentences as effective deterrence.
A years-long rivalry in Yemen between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi burst into the open with public statements by Saudi Arabia that rebuked the United Arab Emirates' support of southern Yemeni forces, who've taken control of more terrain in the country's east in recent weeks.
The Southern Transitional Council, or STC, is backed by the UAE and is pushing for secession from Yemen's north.
A Saudi military spokesman says Saudi forces bombed shipments from the UAE of weapons, equipment and military vehicles intended for use by the SDC in Yemen.
The UAE says the shipments refer to its own Emirati forces in Yemen, not the SDC.
Saudi Arabia said in a statement it was disappointed by the UAE's actions in Yemen and its, quote, pressuring of the SDC to conduct military operations on Saudi Arabia's southern borders in Yemen, calling it a threat to the kingdom and regional security.
Aya Batraoui, NPR News, Dubai.
Israel's decision revokes the permits of groups like Oxfam, the Norwegian Refugee Council, Mercy Corps, and Doctors Without Borders, or MSF.
These aid groups work respectively on issues related to water and desalination, tents and shelter supplies, food distribution, and health care.
And they have also documented in detail Israel's war in Gaza, criticizing the breadth of destruction and killing by Israeli forces, while also providing firsthand accounts from Gaza at a time when international media remains banned.
Humanity and Inclusion, which handles unexploded bombs left by the military, is also among the banned groups now.
Israel says staff of some groups were involved in terrorist activity and that the 37 aid groups did not meet security and transparency requirements.
MSF says this prevents organizations from providing essential services to people in both Gaza and the West Bank.
Israel's decision revokes the permits of groups like Oxfam, the Norwegian Refugee Council, Mercy Corps, and Doctors Without Borders, or MSF.
These aid groups work respectively on issues related to water and desalination, tents and shelter supplies, food distribution, and health care.
And they have also documented in detail Israel's war in Gaza, criticizing the breadth of destruction and killing by Israeli forces, while also providing firsthand accounts from Gaza at a time when international media remains banned.
Humanity and Inclusion, which handles unexploded bombs left by the military, is also among the banned groups now.