US clears way for $24.3 billion fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia
The US Department of State said on Thursday it has approved the potential sale of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom is ...
Trump hopes Iran war nearing end as Saudi-Houthi fighting escalates
President Donald Trump said he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near, as the conflict, in its seventh month, escalated with Saudi aircraft pounding Yemen and Houthi ...
Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis solidify gains in new theatre of Middle East war
Saudi warplanes pounded Yemen, the Houthis said on Wednesday, as the Iran-backed fighters solidified their gains after a lightning advance that has extended Tehran’s reach in the Middle East ...
Saudi Arabia destroys Houthi drone near Mecca
Saudi Arabia’s air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen ...
Saudi civil defence says danger has passed in six cities including Yanbu
The Saudi Arabian Civil Defence sent an all clear on Tuesday after issuing alerts for potential danger in six cities including Yanbu, the kingdom’s main Red Sea oil port, ...
Houthis attack Saudi Arabia as Gulf-Iran talks are postponed
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis launched a new attack on Saudi Arabia on Monday and Gulf Arab states postponed planned talks with Iran, raising concerns the Middle East conflict could spread ...
Trump says Iran wants deal as Gulf talks delayed, Houthis strike Saudi Arabia
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran wanted to reach a deal with Washington, signalling a possible diplomatic opening as fighting across the Middle East widened and ...
Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply
Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn’t restart its major pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to a loss of up ...
Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping
Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline, after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher.
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Iran fires missiles at US-used base in Jordan as Gulf war escalates
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used by the U.S. military and attacked 10 ships on Wednesday, after the U.S. said ...
Iran-backed Houthis attack four Saudi cities in expansion of Middle East war
Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in the south of U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared ...
Mecca and the new Middle East: what it means for Cyprus
The Mecca Agreement, signed on August 7 by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, matters less for the alliance it creates than for the Middle East it may foreshadow.
Turkish Foreign Minister ...
From Pax Americana to regional self-reliance and the rise of the Mecca Pact
Driven by escalating sovereign debt, domestic fiscal constraints, and a strategic pivot toward peer competition in East Asia, the United States has transitioned to an offshore balancing posture across the ...
French President Macron to host Saudi Crown Prince on August 23-24
French President Emmanuel Macron will host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on August 23 and August 24, with the two leaders expected to discuss current tensions in the Middle East, Macron’...
Saudi Arabia resumes oil loadings, sales from inside Strait of Hormuz
Saudi Aramco resumed oil loading from inside the Strait of Hormuz last week and has more tankers waiting to load as the state energy giant offers spot heavy crude cargoes, ...
Mecca agreement could leave Cyprus with ‘less control’ over its security
Emerging security architecture in the Middle East risks leaving Cyprus with less control over its own security as regional powers are pushed towards competing alignments, area studies analyst and research ...
Formula E will start new season in Mexico if Saudi opener cannot be held
Formula E is confident its 2026-27 season will start in Saudi Arabia in December but can push back the opening race to Mexico in January if events in the region ...
US, Saudi hit Iran’s allies in Iraq; Trump vows to punish Iran for firing at troops
The United States and Saudi Arabia jointly struck Iran-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, and President Donald Trump vowed to “beat the fucking shit” out of Iran for firing on ...
Joshua jitters fail to dampen appetite for British showdown with Fury
Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua survived a trial by fire before beating Albania’s Kristian Prenga in Jeddah in the early hours of Sunday and talk immediately turned to ...
Missiles targeting Saudi oil refineries shot down, sources say
Air defence systems in Saudi Arabia intercepted two ballistic missiles from Yemen on Saturday targeting oil refineries in Yanbu on the Red Sea, Greek security sources told Reuters, a day ...
Israelis fear Saudi nuclear deal could ignite Mideast arms race
A deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia allowing the kingdom to build nuclear reactors using American technology and to enrich uranium has fuelled fears in Israel of the ...
US says it reaches nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have reached a landmark agreement on civil nuclear power, the U.S. Energy Department said on Wednesday, a deal that allows the kingdom to ...
UAE and Saudi Arabia report drone incidents as Iran war deadlock drags on
A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials there said on Sunday, while Saudi Arabia reported intercepting three drones, as U....
UAE quits OPEC, raising risk of post-war oil price war
The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC will sharply diminish the 65-year-old producer group’s influence over the oil market, opening the door to an all‑out price war ...