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Saudi Arabia: visible flames near Riyadh airport after heavy explosions

The residents of the Saudi capital were awakened during the night of Saturday to Sunday by an attack risk alert followed by two large explosions. On Saturday, the Houthi movement in Yemen claimed responsibility for an attack on "sensitive" sites in the Saudi capital, where explosions had sounded during the night for the first time since the resumption of hostilities between Ryad and these pro-Iranian fighters.

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Trump administration green light for sale of 48 F-35 to Saudi Arabia

The Trump administration approved on Thursday the sale of 48 F-35 stealth fighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia for $24.3 billion. The draft still needs to be considered by Congress, where elected officials are concerned, inter alia, that aircraft technology is leaking to China.