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Oil rises as U.S. orders diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating tensions

October 22, 2026 admin

Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Oil prices rose on Thursday (October 22, 2026) as more attacks by the Houthis in Saudi Arabia prompted the United States to order ⁠some diplomats and family members to leave its missions in the Kingdom. Brent crude futures rose $1.29, or 1.2%, to $110.11 a barrel at 00:34…

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Ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting device appears to have Saudi backing, court filing shows

October 19, 2026 admin

A man described as Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national employed as an OpenAI engineer, looks behind a television where a recording device had been placed at a conference room in OpenAI offices, in a still image from surveillance video included in a charging document after U.S. federal agents the man and charged him with installing…

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Iran backs ‘political process’ to resolve Saudi-Houthi conflict: FM

October 17, 2026 admin

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File. | Photo Credit: AP Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday (October 17, 2026) that Tehran supports a “political process” to resolve the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. The Houthis have repeatedly attacked Saudi targets including energy facilities and Riyadh’s international airport, where 13 people were…

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Houthi media says Saudi Arabia hit oil facility near Sanaa

October 13, 2026 admin

People inspect the wreckage of a building after it was damaged in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, in Sanaa. File | Photo Credit: AP Houthi media reported that Saudi Arabia struck an oil facility near Sanaa on Tuesday (October 13, 2026), after the Saudi-led coalition ordered civilians to evacuate the site. An AFP correspondent in Sanaa reported…

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The View from India newsletter: Did Saudi Arabia walk into the Houthi trap?

October 13, 2026 admin

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) On July 13, an Iranian civilian aircraft carrying a high-level Houthi delegation was heading towards Sana’a, Yemen’s capital. Under an unwritten understanding between the Houthis (Ansar Allah), who control…

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Yemen’s Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi airports as conflict deepens

October 7, 2026 admin

The Houthis claimed a flurry of attacks on Saudi targets on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) including firing a ballistic missile at Riyadh airport, as the group battles for territory in Yemen against government forces supported by the kingdom. The Houthis, who control most of northwest Yemen, captured swathes of coastal land from Yemen’s pro-government forces…

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Yemen’s Houthis say struck Riyadh airport, other Saudi sites

October 6, 2026 admin

Iran-backed Houthis said on Monday (October 5, 2026) they had struck Riyadh’s international airport, an oil refinery and other sites in Saudi Arabia, as the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said they had destroyed Houthi targets on the Red Sea coast. Pakistan and Turkiye have pledged to deploy troops to Saudi Arabia under a new mutual…

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flyadeal plans major India expansion, eyes Lucknow, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata

October 5, 2026 admin

Hazar Haiz, Head of Marketing and Customer Experience, flyadeal, Sanjiv Kapoor, Acting Chief Executive Officer, flyadeal, and Executive Vice President, Strategy, Saudia Group, along with Captain Abdulaziz Bahri, Chief Operating Officer, flyadeal; Eyad Jamalallail, Director of Ground Operations and Director of Hajj and Umrah, flyadeal; at the launch of flyadeal’s new non-stop Mumbai–Riyadh service in…

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Saudi Arabia denies talks with Netanyahu in UAE: official

September 30, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hold hands during a meeting in the Oval Office. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Saudi official denied to AFP reports that representatives of the kingdom had taken part in a meeting on Sunday in Abu Dhabi between Israel’s premier and…

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Saudi says it intercepted two drones launched by Houthis towards Riyadh

September 26, 2026 admin

Yemen’s Saudi-led coalition said early on ‌Saturday (September 26, 2026) it had intercepted two drones launched ⁠by the Iran-backed Houthis towards the Saudi capital Riyadh. The coalition posted ‌on X that it was monitoring missile threat ‌and drones launched ‌at ⁠the Kingdom without providing further ⁠details. The Saudi civil defence had sent alerts overnight for…

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