1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1100+ words) RIYADH: Saudi Arabia lifted warnings of potential danger in four southern cities on Monday after a series of attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis heightened security concerns along the Kingdom’s border with Yemen. The Saudi Civil Defense issued alerts for Najran,…...

12+ hour ago   (297+ words) NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia’s national security, territorial integrity and resources are “non-negotiable,” Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Sunday, warning that Gulf states would not tolerate attacks on their territories or vital interests. Speaking at the BRICS summit…...

14+ hour, 1+ min ago   (780+ words) AL-MUKALLA: Yemen’s government forces are better prepared, more experienced and better armed to defend the central city of Marib against any renewed Houthi offensive, a senior military official said, amid reports that the Iran-backed group is massing forces around the…...

14+ hour, 25+ min ago   (756+ words) MANILA: The Philippines wants to broaden its relationship with Saudi Arabia beyond oil and overseas workers, Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro has told Arab News, as instability in the Middle East is increasingly affecting the Southeast Asian nation’s security. Disruptions…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (446+ words) DUBAI: Bahrain said on Saturday that it would not take part in a proposed meeting between Gulf states and Iran in Oman to discuss the Strait of Hormuz until diplomatic relations between Manama and Tehran had been restored. Citing Iranian…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (918+ words) DUBLIN: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Iran was probably responsible for an aerial attack on Saudi Arabia that shut down its East-West pipeline, one ‌of the ‌kingdom's main routes ​for ‌exporting ⁠crude while ​bypassing the ⁠Strait of…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (246+ words) LONDON: Iran’s president and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi discussed “efforts to ease tensions” in the region during a face-to-face meeting on Saturday. Masoud Pezeshkian met with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed Al-Nahyan at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (419+ words) DUBAI: Renewed fighting along Yemen’s Red Sea coast has put the strategic Bab Al-Mandab Strait back in focus, raising concerns over a key maritime route linking Europe and Asia. The strait is a narrow passage between Yemen and the Horn…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (271+ words) RIYADH: The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen has condemned Tuesday’s attacks on Saudi Arabia by the Houthis and vowed to take measures to neutralize the threat. Coalition spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Malki said on Wednesday that the attacks targeted…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (214+ words) DUBAI: The US has accused Yemen’s Houthis of triggering the latest escalation in violence in the country, as renewed fighting threatened to unravel years of relative calm and draw it deeper into the wider regional conflict. The US Embassy in…...