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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


Flight attendants caught smuggling 27 kg of onions into Philippines

The crew members were also in possession of 10.5 kg of lemons, as well as other fruits and vegetables.

 Close to 40kg of smuggled produce was discovered in the luggage of Philippine Airlines crew members on Friday.

A new geostrategic reality: Saudi Arabia’s growing role

Xi’s visit to Saudi Arabia is his second in six years, indicating that China is seeking to expand its ties with Saudi partners at the strategic level.

 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh, earlier this month.

‘Riyadh Season’ is evidence of great change in Saudi Arabia

The month-long, government-sponsored festival includes a so-called horror weekend that takes place the weekend before Halloween in a formerly conservative and religious state.

 General view of Riyadh city, after the Saudi government eased a curfew, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh

Top Israeli bank chairman to speak at Saudi investment event

The chairman of Israel's Bank Leumi is due to speak at Saudi Arabia's flagship investment conference in Riyadh.

 Participants watch the opening ceremony of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference on a digital screen in the lobby of the Exhibition and Conference Center at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 25, 2022.

US-OPEC oil controversy spotlights Saudi Arabia ties - analysis

OPEC is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1960 in Baghdad, and their decision to cut oil production is seen as potentially upsetting the US mid-term elections

  The OPEC logo pictured ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algiers, Algeria, September 28, 2016.

Can Saudi Arabia work with Iraq’s PM? - analysis

The question now is whether the meetings will bear fruit or whether the Iranians believe Kadhimi will leave office soon and they will seek to engineer Iraq even further into an Iranian regime colony.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

GCC officials consider inviting Yemen Houthis to consultations in Riyadh

The Gulf Cooperation Council is considering an initiative to host Houthi officials in Riyadh in an attempt to bring the eight-year conflict in Yemen to an end.

SAUDI ARABIA’S King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah during the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) 40th Summit in Riyadh, in December.

Saudi Arabia blames Iran-backed Houthis for long-range attack - analysis

The strike was reported about 1,000 km from Yemen and an explosion, or interception, was reported near Dhahran and Dammam, on the east coast of Saudi Arabia near Bahrain.

 A man chants slogans as he and supporters of the Houthi movement attend a rally to celebrate following claims of military advances by the group near the borders with Saudi Arabia, in Sanaa, Yemen October 4, 2019.

Jordan ex-royal court chief faces trial over alleged monarchy plot

Prosecutors referred the case to the court of Bassem Awadallah, an ex-royal court chief and finance minister who played a big role in the drive to liberalize Jordan's economy, and Sherif Hassan.

JORDAN’S KING Abdullah reviews the honour guard before the opening of the second ordinary session of 17th Session of Parliament in Amman IN 2014.

Light art festival illuminates Saudi capital of Riyadh

The exhibition, which will be on display until June 12, features 30 masterworks from a range of artists who explore light as an artistic medium in the form of installations, sculptures and videos.

A general view shows an empty street after a curfew was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 24, 2020. Picture taken March 24, 2020