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Houthis claim to have struck Saudi Aramco facility, Riyadh with missiles, drones

There was no Saudi confirmation regarding whether or not the Houthis had struck any of the sites they claimed to have targeted.

Large plume of black smoke rises from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 19, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks on during his meeting with the US Secretary of State in Riyadh on October 23, 2024.

Saudi Arabia reaches out to Houthis through Oman for ceasefire, direct negotiations - report

TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, August 7, 2026.

Is the Saudi defense pact misunderstood amid Houthi attacks? - analysis

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends a press conference following talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, September 8, 2026.

Saudi Arabia facing growing pressure on multiple fronts as Houthis escalate in Yemen


Saudi-led coalition says it thwarted Houthi missile attack on Riyadh

Six drones aimed at targeting "civilians and civilian objects" were launched towards Jazan and Khamis Mushait, the coalition said in a statement carried on Saudi state media.

A VIEW shows vehicles driving on a street in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia earlier this month.

Rosenberg to 'Post': Netanyahu trip to Saudi Arabia sent signal to region

"Obviously, the trip was never going to be secret."

RIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu greets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wearing a Stars and Stripes mask

Ex-Saudi intelligence official alleges Riyadh sent hit squad to kill him

In a 107-page lawsuit against MbS and 24 others filed in federal court in the District of Columbia, Jabri said the crown prince "dispatched a hit squad" to Canada in October 2018.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 40th Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 10, 2019

From Manama to Doha: The confabs that define the Gulf and world

The two confabs are important for sharing ideas and grounding various leaders in the region, but they also help to showcase the power and influence of the ostensibly rival camps of Riyadh and Doha.

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani speaks during the opening of the Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 14, 2019

U.S. officials building a case against Iran after massive attack on Saudi

Attack on Saudi was large and sophisticated, satellite images show, and involved numerous drones.

Fires burn in the distance after a drone strike by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saudi company Aramco's oil processing facilities in Buqayq

Saudi princess complicit in beating up worker in luxury Paris flat

Speaking after the verdict, Princess Hassa bint Salman's French lawyer said most of the declarations made by workman Ashraf Eid were false and that an appeal would be lodged.

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman arrives to meet Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May in Downing Street in London, March 7, 2018

The Khashoggi story confirmed

After months of extended investigation, Sabah, a newspaper close to Erdogan’s regime in Turkey, published additional details concerning the death of Khashoggi.

 A demonstrator holds a poster with a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 25, 2018.

Saudi Arabia lifts travel restrictions on women, grants greater control

Several high-profile cases of young women seeking asylum abroad on claims of gender-based repression have added further pressure on Riyadh over the male guardian system.

 Participants take photos next to a picture of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Misk Global Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi women activists back in court, temporary release ruling expected

Three dozen countries, including all 28 EU members, Canada and Australia, have called on Riyadh to free the activists.

Demonstrators from Amnesty International stage the protest on International Women's day to urge Saudi authorities to release jailed women's rights activists Loujain al-Hathloul, Eman al-Nafjan and Aziza al-Yousef outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Paris, France, March 8, 2019

Saudi court resumes women activists' trial that has angered West

Three dozen countries, including all 28 EU members, Canada and Australia, have called on Riyadh to free the activists.

Cars drive past the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 18, 2018