Saudi Arabia
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Government
Explosions Heard in Capital Riyadh
DID Press: Explosions were heard in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, early Saturday after Saudi authorities issued an air-raid warning for Riyadh and the nearby city of Al-Kharj, amid heightened tensions linked to the conflict in neighboring Yemen. Residents in Riyadh…
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Government
Pakistan Says It Will Go ‘To Any Extent’ to Defend Saudi Arabia
DID Press: Pakistan’s military spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has pledged that Islamabad will stand with Saudi Arabia against any aggression, saying Pakistan is prepared to go “to any extent” to defend the Kingdom.Chaudhry, director general of Inter-Services Public…
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Economy
US Gasoline and Diesel Prices Rise Amid Global Energy Supply Disruptions
DID Press: Gasoline and diesel prices in the United States have come under renewed upward pressure as disruptions to global oil supplies, damage to energy infrastructure in the Middle East, and the continuing Russia-Ukraine war raise concerns over fuel availability…
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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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