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Saudi Arabia to US: Iran strikes should be targeted, rather than seeking regime change - N12

A Saudi royal source told N12 that Trump should pursue limited military strikes against Islamic Regime leaders and officials to alleviate protest repression.

A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber returns from Operation Midnight Hammer, the US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, US, June 2025.
Aidarous al-Zubaidi answers a journalist's question during an interview with AFP at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos on January 18, 2024.

Southern Yemen leader Zubaidi disappears, resurfaces in Aden after missing Saudi talks

Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatists forces are seen together with their supporters as they march during a rally in southern port city in Aden, Yemen August 15, 2019.

Which countries, movements, groups are involved in Yemen's yearslong conflict? - explainer

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

What challenges will Israel face in the Middle East in the upcoming year? - analysis


Trump unlikely to approve F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia, but could still change mind - report

The potential sale of the fighter jets to Saudi Arabia had raised concerns about Israel's ability to maintain its qualitative military edge in the region.

Israeli Air Force F-35s seen arriving to an Israeli base, on March 15, 2025

World's top YouTuber MrBeast launches Saudi theme park

Riyadh is set to launch Beast Land, a theme park modeled on his videos that put people through elaborate endurance challenges.

People walk at the Beast Land theme park, by the current world's most popular YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, who hit 100 billion total views this month, and modelled the theme park based on his videos that put people through elaborate endurance challenges, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Novem

Saudi Arabia, Israel ties may resume through US mediation, Saudi source tells KAN

According to the source, Riyadh anticipates a return to the type of indirect communication with Israel that was facilitated by the US prior to the October 7 massacre.

 US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman shake hands during a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Flight carrying 80 Israelis lands in Saudi Arabia due to medical emergency

The Israeli was transferred to a local hospital for medical treatment, according to N12.

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Saudi Arabia-UK launch partnership funding against Houthi naval terrorism

Saudi and British envoys pledged millions to boost the coastguard of Yemen's anti-Houthi gov't, with support from 35 countries, to protect Red Sea and Gulf of Aden trade routes from Houthi terrorism.

(From L-R): UK ambassador Abda Sharif, Foreign Minister Shaya Zindani, Saudi ambassador Mohamed al-Jabir, and Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Coast Guard Maj.-Gen. Khalid Ali al-Qamli at the Yemen Maritime Security Partnership Inaugural Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 16, 2025.

Riyadh prepares for World Defense Show

The international five-day event, which will focus on the future, will be supported by relevant ministries, authorities, and strategic public and private sector entities.

(Illustrative) People look at guns at World Defense Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 7, 2022

Will Trump replace Israel with fawning Gulf states? - opinion

Donald Trump receives warm grandiose reception in a showcase of the lengths to which Saudi Arabia and Qatar were willing to go to make him sit up and take notice.

It was a spectacle of grandiose proportions, as even Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman came to greet US President Donald Trump on the tarmac at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh last week, the writer notes.

British analyst jailed for 10 years in Saudi Arabia over deleted tweet

The UK government is facing heavy criticism after a British man was jailed in Saudi Arabia over his supposed connections to a Saudi dissident.

A drone view shows the last supermoon of 2024 dubbed "Beaver Moon" during early hours of moon-rise over Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 15, 2024.

Trump: 'Without the United States, the hostages wouldn't be alive right now'

"Israel fought for a long time. They deserve a lot of credit, my people deserve a lot of credit too," the US leader said.

 U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Trump secures $600 billion Saudi investment pledge on Gulf tour

"Today we hope for investment opportunities worth $600 billion, including deals worth $300 billion that were signed during this forum," the Saudi crown prince said.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman speaks at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.