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Flames, black smoke seen near Riyadh airport, flights disrupted
Riyadh: Flames and a large plume of black smoke were seen rising near King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, September 19, after explosions were heard in the Saudi capital, Reuters…
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Saudi Aramco halts oil supplies to Europe after pipeline attack
Riyadh: Saudi Aramco has told at least two European refining customers that they will receive no Saudi crude oil in October following the shutdown of the kingdom’s key East-West pipeline, Bloomberg reported…
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Houthis claim 300 Saudi airstrikes across Yemen this week
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group has said that Saudi warplanes launched 26 airstrikes on the southwestern province of Taiz over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of strikes across Yemen this…
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Second warning issued in Riyadh within hours amid attacks
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence on Saturday morning, September 19, issued a second warning over potential danger in Riyadh and Al-Kharj Governorate through the National Early Warning Platform for Emergencies. The danger…
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Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia ‘to any extent’
Islamabad: Pakistan has pledged to defend Saudi Arabia “to any extent” required by Riyadh, with its military spokesperson reaffirming Islamabad’s commitment to the kingdom and the protection of Islam’s two holiest sites.…
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Egyptian surgeon stops Parkinson’s tremor as patient stays awake
Cairo: An Egyptian neurosurgeon has performed brain surgery on a Saudi patient who had suffered from Parkinson’s disease for 10 years, with his hand tremor stopped during the procedure. Dr Ali Salah,…
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US approves USD 24.3 billion F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia
Washington: The United States has approved a possible USD 24.3 billion sale of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets and related equipment to Saudi Arabia, the US Department of State announced on Thursday,…
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Iran warns against politicising drone incident near Makkah
Tehran: Iran has urged caution over the reported drone incident near Makkah, saying a claim that a drone was intercepted while heading towards the holy city cannot by itself provide grounds for…
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Houthi drone debris kills one, injures two in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: A Yemeni resident was killed and two people were injured in Saudi Arabia’s Taif Governorate on Thursday, September 17, after debris from a Houthi drone fell following its interception and destruction,…
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Hyderabad-Gulf traffic falls as West Asia tensions persist
Hyderabad’s air traffic to the Gulf has come under pressure in 2026 amid the continuing conflict involving Iran and wider security concerns across West Asia, with passenger numbers declining on several key…
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Saudi Arabia turns to allies as missile interceptors run low
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has approached several regional and Western countries for air-defence assistance as it faces a shortage of missile interceptors amid escalating attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to two regional…
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We have no home: 125,000 flee as Houthis advance in Yemen
Sanaa: As Houthi rebels closed in, Eshraq Abdel Gelil and her husband fled their home, walking through the mountains before catching a ride to a nearby city. Four months pregnant, she feared…
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Pakistan ready to fulfil obligations under Mecca pact: Khawaja Asif
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said the country is fully prepared to fulfil its obligations under the Mecca agreement after what Saudi Arabia described as an attempted drone attack near…
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Elderly Hyderabad mother in agony as son remains jailed in Saudi
Hyderabad: An elderly mother from Hyderabad has sought the intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to secure the release and repatriation of her 35-year-old son, Mohammed Afroz, who has been…
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Mecca defence pact has ‘no aggressive element’, says Pakistan
Pakistan’s military described its defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye as “purely defensive”, stressing that the pact had “no aggressive element” and could be expanded to include new partners. Lieutenant General…