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Saudis Urge Global Effort to Safeguard Local Navigation

June 18, 2019

Saudi Arabia's cabinet urged the international community on Tuesday to take firm measures to ensure the safety of navigation in waterways across the region, the state news agency said, a week after two tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman.

Reporting by Asma Alsharif

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