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UAE condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Dammam airport

The UAE on Thursday strongly condemned a Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport that killed two people and injured several civilians. In a statement, the UAE Foreign Ministry said the attack constituted a flagrant violation of Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty and a threat to its security and stability. The ministry reaffirmed the UAE’s full solidarity with the kingdom and its support for all measures to safeguard the kingdom’s security and stability. Read More…

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Houthis claim attacks on Saudi Defence Ministry, airports and Aramco site

Yemen’s Houthis have claimed attacks on the Saudi Defence Ministry headquarters in Riyadh, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, an Aramco site in Yanbu and Abha International Airport over the past 48 hours. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the operations involved ballistic missiles and drones. There ​was ‌no ⁠immediate ​Saudi ​confirmation ‌of attacks ⁠in Riyadh and ⁠Yanbu. Read More…

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Saudi Aramco tells staff to evacuate Dhahran headquarters

Oil giant Saudi ​Aramco has ​instructed ​staff to evacuate ⁠its headquarters in Dhahran and ⁠work remotely, sources have told Reuters. It is the first time ⁠Aramco has moved to evacuate ​its ⁠headquarters since ‌the start of the Iran war. Reuters cited six people ​with knowledge of the matter. Yemen's ​Iran-aligned Houthis caused extensive damage when they struck the company's headquarters earlier this month, with fire spreading across several floors. Read More…

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IMF forecasts 4.8% contraction for Gulf economies as Iran war hits exports

Gulf economies are set to shrink 4.8 per cent this year as the Iran war disrupts energy exports, before rebounding 9.1 per cent in 2027, the International Monetary Fund said today. The IMF slashed its 2026 growth forecast for the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council by 6.8 percentage points from April, when it projected 2 per cent growth. Oil-importing countries have faced their "most severe shock" from the conflict, Jihad Azour, director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia department, told reporters in Dubai. Read More…

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Turkey to reaffirm support for Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks

Turkey will emphasise its support for Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks at a meeting of regional and European foreign ministers in Istanbul on Friday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry says. It will be the first meeting of foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey, known as the R4, with their European counterparts from the UK, France and Germany in the "R4+E3" format. Read More…

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