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Riyadh

Head of State

King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Head of Government

Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud

A television broadcast displaying an oil storage facility targeted by Saudi-led coalition strikes in Sanaa, Yemen. Photo: EPA

Aramco complex hit as Houthis and Saudi coalition trade strikes

Fire reported at Dhahran office tower, while intercepted missile debris wounds four and damages 15 homes in Riyadh.

3 hours agovideocam

China's military weapons

Could Pakistan’s Chinese-made weapons help protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks?

13 Oct 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

Houthi official warns US against entering war in Yemen as Saudis weather attacks

13 Oct 2026 - 9:02PM

Saudi Arabia faces more drone, missile attacks after fatal airport strikes

A Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis says it has intercepted weapons including in areas where there are key oil and gas facilities.

12 Oct 2026 - 8:23PMvideocam

This screen grab taken from CCTV footage released by the Saudi media ministry on Sunday shows the moment Riyadh International Airport was hit by a Houthi strike on Saturday. Photo: via AFP

Saudi Arabia’s main airport hit by new Houthi strike day after deadly attack

Riyadh’s international airport targeted again as strikes expose vulnerabilities in Saudi defence capabilities.

12 Oct 2026 - 4:52PMvideocam

Can Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup survive the Middle East’s escalating wars?

Escalating conflicts threaten to leave billions in Gulf sports infrastructure stranded, casting doubt on the region’s mega-event strategy.

13 Oct 2026 - 4:33PM

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Israel-Gaza war

Palestinian leader Abbas postpones elections to September 2027

Palestinians have not held legislative or presidential elections since 2005-2006, after which Hamas seized control of Gaza.

10 Oct 2026 - 11:09PM

Displaced Palestinians wait to receive food at a charity kitchen in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday. Photo: AFP

Houthi attack on Saudi airport kills 12, crippling flight services

Calling the strikes ‘not acceptable’, Trump said the US was ‘going ⁠to look at’ joining Saudi campaign against Houthis.

11 Oct 2026 - 6:18PMvideocam

Saudi Arabia says 3 killed at Riyadh airport as Yemen war expands

Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government forces it backs have struggled to contain the Houthis’ advance.

9 Oct 2026 - 6:08PMvideocam

Hong Kong society

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: firm uses 3D-printed tiles to build coral reefs

Archireef has helped to conserve or restore reefs in Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE and Saudi Arabia and monitors the results, says co-founder Vriko Yu.

9 Oct 2026 - 12:15PM

Vriko Yu, Spirit of Hong Kong Awards finalist and co-founder of marine sustainability firm Archireef. Photo: Kong Yat-pang

China-Middle East relations

Opinion | It’s time for China to offer more than statements on Hormuz

Beijing does not need to replace Washington as a security guarantor, but it can use its unique access to resolve the crisis.

8 Oct 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

A drone view shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on June 15. Two summits in five months between US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping have produced shared language but not an open Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Reuters

China-EU relations

US, EU forge ‘multilateral coalition’ against China’s industrial surge

As US rallies most G20 members to pressure Beijing on overcapacity, experts warn China could retaliate.

8 Oct 2026 - 8:00PM

Yemen’s Houthis claim strikes on Saudi airports, killing 3

Attacks on Riyadh and Abha airports mark a sharp escalation of the war in neighbouring Yemen.

8 Oct 2026 - 2:16PM

Yemen’s Houthis attack Aden airport as fighting intensifies

Fighting has been focused in recent days on areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

7 Oct 2026 - 8:33PM

Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities take part in a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

China-Middle East relations

How closer China-US ties – and more Xi-Trump summits – could work in Iran’s favour

Better links between Beijing and Washington offer more opportunities than threats, Iranian researcher says.

7 Oct 2026 - 5:00PMvideocam

The US conflict with Iran has dragged on for seven months with no sign of an end. Photo: AFP

Saudi offensive in Yemen raises risk of direct war with Iran

Backed by Western and regional allies, Riyadh’s renewed campaign against the Houthis threatens to blow Tehran’s proxy war wide open.

6 Oct 2026 - 7:30PMvideocam

Trump approves firing squad execution for US military base shooter

Decision sets up the first execution by the US military in decades following the Pentagon’s recommendation for 2009 shooting.

6 Oct 2026 - 5:18PM

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Yemen forces drive Houthis from Bab el-Mandeb Strait as Saudi allies pledge troops

Coastal push aims to secure Red Sea oil route; Pakistan and Turkey join regional force as rebels target Riyadh.

6 Oct 2026 - 1:16PM

Pro-government Yemeni fighters advance during operations against Houthi forces near Dhubab, near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Photo: Southern Giants Brigades via Reuters

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran tells US there is no military solution to war as talks hit impasse

Tehran’s top diplomat vows a stronger response to any fresh confrontation as diplomacy over the Strait of Hormuz stalls.

5 Oct 2026 - 12:40PM

Houthis say they struck Aramco oil facility, as Saudis hit Sanaa

The foes have traded strikes since the rebels seized all of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and took control of the Bab al-Mandab strait.

4 Oct 2026 - 4:15AM

As Saudi Arabia steps up war against Houthis, Pakistan set to play support role

To rally support among Pakistanis for the move, Islamabad and Riyadh have highlighted the Houthis’ recent drone attack on Mecca.

3 Oct 2026 - 4:00PM

Houthi supporters rally in Sanaa, Yemen, last month to celebrate advances by Houthi forces along the Red Sea coastline. Photo: Reuters

Flydubai plane attack: co-pilot was banned from flying over extremist views

The UAE has cancelled all flights to Israel, complicating travel for hundreds of passengers who fly between the countries on a typical day.

4 Oct 2026 - 9:27AMvideocam

A plane carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the UAE, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Lod, Israel, on September 30. Photo: Reuters

Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls Flydubai cockpit attack

Captain Smit Machchhar was seriously injured in the attack and is recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital.

2 Oct 2026 - 8:14PMvideocam

Aviation accidents

Video | Captain, passengers hailed as heroes in Flydubai incident

The suspect, an Omani citizen, is under arrest and Saudi authorities are working with Israel and other to determine a motive.

2 Oct 2026 - 4:33PM

Investigators probe why co-pilot stabbed captain of Flydubai flight to Israel

The suspect, an Omani citizen, is under arrest and Saudi authorities are working with countries, including Israel, to determine a motive.

2 Oct 2026 - 5:03PMvideocam

Passengers inside the rerouted Flydubai flight FZ 1073, ahead of its departure to Tel Aviv from Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk airport. Photo: AFP

Aviation accidents

Video | Passengers thwart possible terror attempt

Co-pilot of Tel Aviv-bound flydubai jet reportedly stabbed captain before being subdued by passengers and crew.

1 Oct 2026 - 5:35PM

Co-pilot of Tel Aviv-bound flydubai jet reportedly stabbed captain before being subdued by passengers and crew

Indian pride swells as Flydubai pilot who saved 174 lives hailed as hero

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Smit Machchhar for unlocking the cockpit door to avert a crash after his co-pilot’s attack.

2 Oct 2026 - 5:10PMvideocam

Aviation accidents

Netanyahu hails Indian pilot and passengers for averting Flydubai crash

Israeli premier praises pilot Smit Machchhar’s ‘extraordinary bravery’ after co-pilot allegedly tried to crash Tel Aviv-bound jet.

2 Oct 2026 - 5:06PMvideocam

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