Foreign ministers from seven European and Middle Eastern countries met in Istanbul on Friday for the first joint session of the R4 and E3 groups, placing the security of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz at the centre of a new diplomatic push. The gathering, …
Saudi Arabia came under attack on two fronts on Wednesday: one person was killed and eight injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, while air defences intercepted a drone over Aramco’s Shaybah oil field, where falling debris killed two people and …
Egypt has pledged to stand militarily with Saudi Arabia as Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalate drone and missile attacks on Saudi airports, oil infrastructure and civilian neighbourhoods, opening a new regional chapter in a war that has already killed at least 19 people and rattled global …
A missile strike on the passenger-terminal complex at Riyadh’s King Khalid airport killed 12 people and wounded 309 on Saturday, authorities confirmed. The deadliest attack on Saudi soil in over a decade was blamed on Houthi rebels by the Saudi-led coalition, which vowed a decisive …
Three Saudi nationals were killed and several people injured in two Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid airport on Thursday. The Saudi-led coalition vowed retaliation, while airlines including Lufthansa and Air India suspended flights to the capital amid the escalating war. Key takeaways Three Saudi …
Key takeaways The Makkah Defence Alliance’s top committee meets in Riyadh today (Oct 5), bringing together ministers and military chiefs from Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia. On the agenda: Houthi attacks on the kingdom, a new Yemeni military offensive, and turning the August pact into …
Key takeaways A Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after what the airline calls an altercation inside the cockpit. All passengers and crew are safe, both pilots were hospitalised, and the carrier has suspended all flights to and from Israel while …
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement commits Pakistan to treat an attack on Saudi Arabia or Turkiye as an attack on itself. We look at what the pact actually says, what Pakistan has already put on the ground, and the questions it leaves open.