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A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft of Saudi airline Riyadh Air is pictured on the tarmac at King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 7, 2026.

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What Houthi airport attacks mean for Saudi Arabia’s aviation ambitions

The kingdom has spent recent years pouring billions into a new airline and airport infrastructure amid efforts to compete with established Gulf travel hubs.

Saudi Arabia

A security force member stands guard during a protest against Saudi intervention in Yemen, in Sanaa, on Oct. 9, 2026.

Iran offers Saudi-Yemen dialogue as fighting, Houthi attacks escalate

The Saudi-backed government in Yemen passed a draft law designating the Iran-backed Houthis as a terror group, as the US considers further action against the group over its attacks against Saudi Arabia.

Yemen

Guests attend the 25th WPC Energy Congress, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 12, 2026.

Saudi Arabia outlines oil export plans amid escalating Houthi attacks

Saudi authorities said on Monday they were extending the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport after deadly attacks over the weekend by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.

Saudi Arabia

Satellite image of King Khalid Airport the day after attack, in Riyadh

Saudi capital's airport to remain shut this week as airlines cancel services

Reuters

Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters arrive in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk on May 14, 2013, after leaving Turkey as part of a peace drive with Ankara.

Explainer

PKK pulls out of Metina in northern Iraq amid Turkey peace process

The withdrawal comes as the peace process between Turkey and the militant group gains momentum alongside increasing security cooperation between Ankara and Baghdad.

Turkey

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How Manchester City fallout tests Gulf’s global investment model

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Manchester City's Emirati owner and UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Analysis

Why Saudi-Pakistan defense pact remains key as Mecca alliance takes shape

Pakistani soldiers (R) patrol on a street next to welcoming posters of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Islamabad on Feb. 17, 2019.

By Sabena Siddiqui

In Karachi, reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran

Can Saudi Arabia rebuild Yemen’s fractured anti-Houthi coalition?

Yemen

Explainer

Israel-UK relations hit new low over settlements, Gaza: What to know

The British Consulate General in east Jerusalem represents the British government in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza during a protest against the recently announced British sanctions, aimed at economic activity in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, on Sept. 14, 2026, in Jerusalem.

Israel

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Hall, Woodford win Nobel prize for work on how to stabilise economies

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A man reacts at the scene of an incident involving an explosion, near Kiryat Shmona

Likely unexploded ordnance kills teenager in northern Israel

Reuters

B‑1B Lancer bomber at the RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford

UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

Reuters

An armoured vehicle patrols RAF Fairford base, southwest England

British airbase plot 'almost certainly directed' by Iran Guards: UK PM

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Yemen separatists urge US not to let Saudi Arabia ‘call the shots’

Yemenis gather during a rally to show their support for the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) in the coastal port city of Aden, on December 14, 2025. (Saleh Al-OBEIDI / AFP via Getty Images)

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Why Saudi-Pakistan defense pact remains key as Mecca alliance takes shape

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Demonstrators ride through a street while waving Syrian flags

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