Saudi Arabia
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Economy
Le Figaro: Saudi Arabia Increasingly Isolated in Confrontation With Ansar Allah
DID Press: French newspaper Le Figaro has reported that Saudi Arabia is facing growing pressure from Ansar Allah in Yemen while receiving less military and strategic support from some of its regional and international partners. According to the newspaper’s assessment,…
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Government
Houthis Claim Downing of Saudi F-15SA and Wing Loong 2 Drone Over Yemen
DID Press: Yemen’s Houthi movement says its forces have shot down a Saudi F-15SA fighter jet and a Wing Loong 2 reconnaissance drone during separate operations over Yemen. The group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said the F-15SA was brought down…
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Economy
Yahya Saree: Houthis Carried Out 2 Missile and Drone Operations Against Saudi Arabia
DID Press: Yahya Saree, spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi (Ansarullah) movement, said the group had carried out two military operations targeting sites in Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles and drones. Saree said the first operation targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil…
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Government
New Evidence Revives Questions Over Possible Saudi Links to 9/11 Attacks
DID Press: Newly surfaced evidence in a long-running lawsuit in New York has renewed questions about the possible role of Saudi-linked individuals in the September 11, 2001 attacks and about how U.S. intelligence and law-enforcement agencies handled information concerning two…
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Government
CBS Publishes Images Showing Damage to US Bases in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
DID Press: Newly released photographs obtained exclusively by CBS News show extensive damage to U.S. military positions in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait following Iranian missile and drone attacks, including damage to aircraft, buildings, barracks, vehicles and other military equipment. The…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Media Official Urges Saudi Arabia to Review Its Policies
DID Press: Mohammad Qasim Azzam, editor-in-chief of Afghanistan’s state-run Hewad newspaper, has urged Saudi authorities to reconsider their policies following a missile warning reported in Mecca. Azzam described the reported missile warning in the holy city as “bitter and distressing,”…
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Economy
Saudi CP Visits Cairo as Red Sea Security and Mecca Pact Dominate Talks
DID Press: Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Tuesday, September 15, with regional developments and the security of key maritime routes in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb…
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Analysis
Mecca and Jeddah Sirens Test Saudi Arabia’s Deterrence Equation
DID Press: Explosions reported in Mecca, Jeddah and Taif, alongside the activation of warning sirens, could represent a significant development in the regional security equation, particularly if Saudi authorities formally link the incidents to attacks originating from Yemen. The reported…
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Government
Sirens Sound in Mecca, Jeddah and Taif as Saudi Arabia Raises Alert
DID Press: Saudi Arabia issued emergency alerts in Mecca, Jeddah and Taif on Tuesday amid reports of possible attacks, as tensions with Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi forces continue to escalate. Saudi Civil Defence later said the immediate threat had subsided. Reports…
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Economy
UK Weighs Military Support for Saudi Arabia Amid Yemen Escalation
DID Press: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering a request from Saudi Arabia for military and diplomatic support amid the escalating conflict in Yemen, according to Bloomberg. Riyadh has asked London for assistance in two areas: operational support for…
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