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King Khalid International Airport has suspended all operations following a new attack, as regional tensions surge between the Houthis and Saudi-backed forces.
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank rely on local radio station Basma FM and digital messaging groups for real-time traffic updates as Israeli road closures, military checkpoints, and settler attacks create severe daily travel hazards.
Government officials and industry leaders from across the region gathered in Dubai for the Arab Media Summit, where discussions centered on economic resilience, peace processes, disinformation, and the evolving role of modern media.
Intensifying military strikes between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis have left at least five people dead, including three children, amid fierce regional diplomatic fallout over a disputed drone incident near Mecca.
US President Donald Trump expects the months-long war across the Middle East to end soon and remains fully determined to bring it to a close, according to senior Arab and Middle Eastern affairs adviser Massad Boulos.
An award-winning documentary by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor accusing the IDF of systematic civilian killings in Gaza has triggered intense political backlash, state investigations, and accusations of treason in Israel.
The award-winning documentary "NAZA" has sparked a major political firestorm in Israel, prompting death threats against its directors, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, and leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to propose legislation targeting those who defame IDF soldiers.
The United States government has formally asked lawmakers to approve a $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia amid intensifying fighting in Yemen.
Intensifying conflict in Yemen has displaced more than 112,000 people and driven thousands to flee across the sea to Djibouti, according to United Nations agencies.
The U.S. military has escorted one billion barrels of oil and over 2,000 commercial vessels out of the Persian Gulf over the past two months, according to U.S. Central Command, as regional tensions escalate following a ballistic missile attack on Riyadh by Yemen's Houthi militia.
Tehran presented a striking duality as women ran a 10-kilometre marathon without headscarves while a state-organised military drill featuring hundreds of thousands of regime supporters and heavy weaponry unfolded nearby.
At least four Palestinians, including a child and the eldest son of Gaza's health chief, have been killed in a wave of Israeli military attacks across the Gaza Strip.
United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that all Iranian airlines face a global grounding, as Washington threatens international airports, fuel suppliers, and ticketing companies with exclusion from the US dollar system if they service Iranian carriers.
Following nearly three years of conflict and displacement, hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza have returned to face-to-face education in makeshift tent classrooms despite severe shortages of basic school supplies.
A surge in extremist settler violence in the West Bank has sparked rare condemnation from US officials and rattled international allies, testing Israel's historic strategic partnership with Washington.
Saudi Arabia's air defences intercepted a ballistic missile fired toward Riyadh at dawn, marking the first air raid alert in the capital since a military escalation began in July.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has expunged the criminal record of Elor Azaria, a former soldier convicted of manslaughter for killing a wounded Palestinian in Hebron in 2016.
Israeli settlers and senior politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have carried out provocative incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and underground tunnels in occupied East Jerusalem.
United States embassies across the Middle East issued heightened security alerts for American citizens, warning of potential flight cancellations and airspace closures as regional hostilities expand.
United States diplomatic missions across the Middle East have issued urgent security alerts, warning American citizens of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and rapid conflict escalation after Houthi rebel strikes targeted Saudi Arabia.
European and Arab military leaders are gathering in Paris for high-level security talks concerning Lebanon, focusing on the impending conclusion of the UN peacekeeping mission and ongoing regional hostilities.
Singer Ed Sheeran addressed the ongoing conflict in Gaza and industry fallout during a Saturday concert in Philadelphia following the departure of several supporting acts.
Fighting intensifies between Yemen's Ansarullah Houthis and Saudi Arabia as missiles target Riyadh, ending a prolonged ceasefire and raising regional conflict fears.
A senior Houthi official warns nations against intervening on Saudi Arabia's side in Yemen's renewed civil war, stating the group has assured Washington it will not target U.S. vessels in the Red Sea.
A U.S. court has sentenced Samir Ousman Alsheikh, a former high-ranking Syrian official under ousted President Bashar al-Assad, to 60 years in prison for torture and immigration fraud.
Judicial authorities in Tehran have executed Hossein Pedaran after convicting him of passing sensitive military and missile site information in Isfahan to Israel's Mossad.
Saudi Arabia's coalition intercepted a ballistic missile targeting Riyadh on Saturday, an attack accompanied by claims of strikes against Aramco facilities and significant disruptions at the city's international airport.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that the UK will provide time-limited, defensive air-to-air refuelling for Saudi jets to help counter drone and missile attacks from Yemen's Houthis.
Saudi Arabia confirmed that Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a ballistic missile toward Riyadh, marking a fresh escalation in regional conflict.
Houthi fighters in Yemen are moving to capture strategic high ground and cut off the Red Sea coast after US President Donald Trump reportedly reversed an order for airstrikes at the last minute.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf announced that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until Tehran's seven conditions are met, while senior security official Mohsen Rezaei stated that the demands have been communicated to Washington via Qatari mediators.
A wave of blasts at military depots across Syria has injured and killed dozens, exposing logistical strains and safety risks as the armed forces rebuild.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have reportedly launched attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, deepening regional instability and prompting renewed concern from the United States, according to CBS News reports.
Iranian authorities shut down a French language centre linked to the French embassy in Tehran, accusing it of illegal activities and violating diplomatic conventions, prompting a strong response from Paris.
As Israel heads toward parliamentary elections on October 27, the newly formed centrist party Yashar has taken the lead in recent opinion polls, outpacing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party amid his declining voter appeal.
The United States Department of State has extended visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization officials, barring President Mahmoud Abbas from New York for the second consecutive year.
European and Arab military chiefs are gathering in Paris to discuss bolstering Lebanon's armed forces and planning alternative international support as the UN peacekeeping mission's mandate nears its end.
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