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The systems operate around the clock under integrated operational plans to enhance monitoring and atmospheric observation, and to raise readiness in the holy sites during the Hajj season.
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Saudi Arabia intercepted three drones entering from Iraq on Sunday, the same day a separate drone struck a UAE nuclear plant. Baghdad says its air defense systems detected nothing.
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As Pakistan serves as the main mediator in the Iran war, Islamabad has quietly sent a substantial combat-capable military force to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defense pact
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Saudi jets hit militia positions near the kingdom's northern border as Kuwait also launched retaliatory strikes into southern Iraq, sources say.
Saudi Arabia will continue to limit Trump's use of Saudi airspace for 'Project Freedom' until the US provides proper protection against Iranian attacks, Gulf sources tell i24News
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar, Türkiye and the UAE condemn Israel’s 'occupying power' for enacting a law allowing the death penalty in the West Bank
Gulf countries explore new oil export routes that could include a land corridor to the Mediterranean through Israel’s port of Haifa, to reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz, Financial Times reports
During his speech in Miami, Trump called on Iran to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, before quipping, “They have to open up the Strait of Trump- I mean, Hormuz.”
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Mohammed bin Salman urged Trump to press on with the war against Iran, calling it a “historic opportunity” to reshape the Middle East, according to a New York Times report
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The United States' allies are hardening their stance and allowing the use of their bases for attacks • Meanwhile, the Emirates have begun shutting down Iranian strategic assets in Dubai
Iran’s military attaché, his deputy, and three embassy staff members have been ordered to leave the country
Before the retalitory strikes on its Industrial City, Qatar said the Israeli strike on the Iranian gas field was a 'dangerous and irresponsible step amid the current military escalation in the region'
Speculation has swirled around the whereabouts of Cristiano Ronaldo after flight-tracking data from Flightradar24 showed a private jet departing Riyadh and landing in Madrid late Monday
Netanyahu emphasized that Israel’s current offensive against Iran is intended to be swift and decisive, insisting, “This will not be a war without end,” as he outlined the goals of the operation
The joint statement slams strikes on Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE
The joint statement calls the measures illegal and warns of escalation and undermining the two-state solution
Dutch carrier KLM will restart flights to Tel Aviv, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia after temporarily halting service due to rising Middle East tensions
Saudi Arabia says the UAE helped Aidarous al-Zubaidi, Yemen’s separatist leader, flee the country amid treason charges, escalating tensions between the Gulf allies
US Department of Education has published the list of countries that invest the most in its higher education institutions
Saudi Arabia has approached the U.S. to oversee reforms within the PA in exchange for progress on Israeli-held clearance funds, as the PA faces mounting economic and international pressure.
Yemen’s Aden International Airport has suspended all flights after new Saudi-backed restrictions on air traffic triggered a standoff with UAE-aligned authorities in the south.
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After the airstrike, President Rashad al-Alimi canceled Yemen’s defense pact with the UAE, imposed an air blockade, and ordered all Emirati forces to leave within 24 hours.
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France, the U.S., and Saudi Arabia met Lebanon’s army chief in Paris to discuss curbing Hezbollah’s arms, as concerns mount over the stability of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
The Prime Minister's spokesperson responded that the US and Israel have a longstanding understanding that Israel must maintain the qualitative edge when it comes to its defense