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4/1/2026

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday intercepted and destroyed two drones, the Ministry of Defense’s spokesperson Major General Turki al-Maliki said.

3/19/2026

A drone fell in the SAMREF refinery in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said on Thursday, adding that damage assessment was underway.

3/8/2026

Saudi Arabia thwarted an attempt to attack the Diplomatic Quarter area in the capital Riyadh, the defense ministry announced on Sunday.

3/6/2026

Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted and destroyed four missiles and five drones aimed at different targets in the Kingdom early on Friday, the Ministry of Defense announced in separate posts on X.

3/3/2026

Saudis confirm US embassy in Riyadh hit by two drones, sparking fire

2/25/2026

Saudi Arabia has issued Red and Orange alerts in response to a severe sandstorm that is expected to last until February 28.

2/10/2026

The MOU comes as Somalia seeks regional support against Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland.

1/26/2026

Saudi Arabia’s media has escalated its criticism of the United Arab Emirates in an unusually hostile tone, with some outlets openly accusing Abu Dhabi of “treason” and supporting an Israeli-backed regional project — rhet...

1/8/2026

Saudi Arabia has accused the United Arab Emirates of orchestrating a covert operation to extract Aidarous al-Zubaidi from Yemen after the separatist leader was charged with high treason, intensifying tensions between nom...

12/8/2025

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are going to establish a high-speed rail link, the first between the two Arab countries.

9/19/2025

Pakistan’s defense minister says his nation’s nuclear program “will be made available” to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries’ new defense pact, marking the first specific acknowledgment that Islamabad had put the...

9/18/2025

Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a formal mutual defence pact in a move that significantly strengthens a decades-long security partnership amid heightened regional tensions.

7/1/2025

Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology has forecast dust storms across several regions until the weekend.

6/17/2025

A Saudia Airlines plane carrying hajj pilgrims home made an emergency landing in Indonesia on Tuesday after a bomb threat, police and the carrier said, with all passengers evacuated.

6/4/2025

More than a million pilgrims joined Islam's most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the hajj kicked off with the Saudi hosts scrambling to avoid last year's 1,000-plus deaths in sweltering heat.

5/8/2025

A powerful dust storm has blanketed large parts of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, triggering travel disruptions, flash floods and emergency evacuations.

1/13/2025

Saudi authorities recently reported multiple drug-related arrests and seizures across the Kingdom, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

1/2/2025

Saudi Arabia executed six Iranian nationals for drug smuggling, state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday, prompting Tehran to summon the Saudi ambassador according to media reports.

7/6/2024

Saudi Arabia's king and crown prince congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian on his election as Iran's president, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday.

6/20/2024

Nearly 2 million Muslims will reach the end of the haj pilgrimage this week, but extreme heat has proved fatal for hundreds who began the journey last Friday to the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

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