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Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince accused Iran on Tuesday of "direct military aggression" through Yemen's Huthi rebels, ratcheting up regional tensions as the kingdom reels from a sweeping royal purge.


Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia and predominantly Shiite Iran have been trading fierce accusations over their involvement in the conflict in Yemen, in which they back opposing sides.


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Saudi Arabia accused Iran of supplying missiles to the rebels. Tehran vehemently denied the charge and in turn accused Riyadh of war crimes in


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This "could be considered an act of war," he said.


It was the first reported Huthi missile to reach Riyadh, with smoldering debris landing inside the King Khalid International Airport, underscoring the growing fallout for Saudi Arabia from its involvement in neighboring


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Prince Mohammed, who is also defense minister, is seen as a key proponent of the intervention.


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(Agencies)

This June 13, 2012, photo shows Asian carp, jolted by an electric current from a research boat, jumping from the Illinois River near Havana Cheap Jerseys , Illinois. Scientists at a network of field stations on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers are using electric currents to stun fish so they can be collected and examined. ASSOCIATED PRESS

For the past three years, John Jia has been getting dozens of calls every day asking about one of the most talked about products heading from the US to China - Asian carp.


Jia is one of the business liaisons for the Illinois-based Big River Fish Corp. The US company started exporting frozen Asian carp and fish products to China in 2005 and is expected to ride on a wave of growth. A processing factory is also being built in the Chinese port city of Tianjin to cater to its expansion.


"This is not only good news for Chinese consumers who will get wild fish to eat; it's also good news for the US because the Chinese are 'eating' the problems that are threatening US rivers," Jia said, smiling.


In the US, Asian carp - an aggressive invasive species - are making their way up the Mississippi River and its tributaries Wholesale MLB Baseball Jerseys , threatening rivers and lakes. The fish is able to eat nearly 40 percent of its body weight every day and reproduce very quickly. Its spread can be disastrous for major waterways and water bodies like the Mississippi River and Great Lakes.


Asian carp were first introduced into the US from China in the 1970s to help enhance water quality in ponds.


The fish is considered a delicacy in China, and environmentalists have taken efforts to protect the species in the Yangtze River for years due to industrial pollution and the deteriorating water environment.


Getting more Chinese to eat the fish seems to be a win-win solution for the two countries and businessmen like Jia are making full use of the opportunity.


A sales manager of Shanghai-based Santa Food who refused to be named told China Daily in a telephone interview that the fish from the US is totally wild, tasting much better than the Chinese variety, which suffers from a poor water environment and excessive use of medication.


The company imported Asian carp products, including frozen fish and minced fillets Wholesale Baseball Jerseys , from Big River Fish starting late last year.


"Once clients try our products, they will come again," the manager said.


Even as Chinese businessmen rake in the profits from selling the Asian carp, a group of US scientists arrived in Shanghai, Wuhan and Chongqing in early September to search for solutions to prevent the spread of the fish in their country.


Yang Bo Wholesale MLB Jerseys , a freshwater expert from The Nature Conservancy environmental organization, accompanied the group. Yang said one purpose of their visit is also to explore China's market for Asian carp.


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