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Since winning the right to hold the 2034 World Cup unopposed, Saudi Arabia has been pulling away from sport. With reports that its most ambitious stadium project will be abandoned, what does this mean for the World Cup?
Several explosions were reported on Thursday in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh amid ongoing fighting between the kingdom and Yemen's Houthis. A day earlier, three people were killed and 36 wounded in attacks on Abha and Riyadh’s King Khalid international airports claimed by the Iran-backed rebel group.
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Houthi strikes on two of its international airports have killed three people.
Moroccan, Algerian women killed in Abha, Sudanese national killed in Riyadh.
Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to provide "practical measures" to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks. Could a new alliance reshape the war against the Houthis in Yemen?
Goals from Hammam Al-Hammami and Firas al-Buraikan give the hosts their fourth Arabian Gulf Cup trophy.
Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman says capacity restored after major attack last month.
Saudi aviation authority reports severe injuries and damage following Houthi strikes on Jazan and Najran airports.
Anojan Sivarasa faces execution after he was found guilty of blasphemy over a Facebook comment.
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan agreed to immediately activate their joint defence pact and to prepare for the deployment of military forces and capabilities on Saudi territory, at a time when Riyadh is facing a further escalation of attacks by the Hutti of Yemen. A few weeks ago, the rebel group quickly advanced and took key positions in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, increasing tension in the region.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agreed to deploy military forces and capabilities quickly into Saudi territory, in the first activation of the agreement they signed in August. The decision is in full escalation with the Hutti, which on Monday, 5 October, claimed to have attacked with missiles and drones airports, military facilities and an Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia, following the offensive by the Government of Yemen to expel them from the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
The Riyadh-led coalition that faces the insurgent group said that it had directed an offensive with drones against a Medina power plant, one of the most sacred cities of Islam, an accusation that was answered by the Huti in turn denouncing Saudi attacks against Sana & apos; a and other cities of Yemen. It is the greatest escalation of tensions since the UN-mediated truce came into force in 2022.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the kingdom 'will not hesitate to respond firmly to any threat'.
Top US and Saudi diplomats discuss cooperation on security challenges, including hostilities with Yemen's Houthis.
The East-West tube, attacked by pro-Iranian militia drones and key to alleviating the global supply crisis, had been closed for more than two weeks.
On 25 September, Saudi Arabia claimed to have intercepted six ballistic missiles by the Huti rebels directed against Taif and Yanbu on the Red Sea coast, the latter headquarters of major oil facilities. At the UN, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud sought to alert about the consequences of these attacks and to add new international support. Saudi Arabia will also convene an emergency meeting with Turkey and Pakistan under its joint defence agreement. France, for its part, announced the deployment of a device
Saudi exports are rising despite escalating attacks on its infrastructure from Iran-backed militants in Yemen and Iraq.
France is sending military to protect key Yanbu oil terminal; Pakistan and Turkiye to hold military talks with Riyadh.
Saudi monarch's rare condemnation hints at sense of urgency in the kingdom amid ramped-up attacks from Yemen.
Donald Trump disconnected from the attacks on the Hutti and rejected Saudi Arabia's call to open another front in the Middle East. The American president is abiding of a new military escalation, despite the beginning of the conflict with Iran.
