NEW YORK CITY: Attacks by the Yemen-based Houthis on airports and other civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia raise the question of possible war crimes, the UN’s top human rights official told Arab News, as he also condemned the detention of dozens of UN staff in Yemen by the Iran-backed militia. Volker Turk, the UN’s high commissioner for human rights, said that under international humanitarian law, a civilian airport can only be attacked if it is a legitimate military target. “If you start a
Prince Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf, Saudi Vice Minister of Defense, attended the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2025/2026 at the King Abdulaziz Military Academy, representing Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. Graduates completed officer qualification courses in military rehabilitation and were honored with their military ranks, culminating in a ceremony that included the national anthem.
RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman on Wednesday discussed ways to strengthen bilateral defense cooperation with his Kuwaiti and Malaysian counterparts. During a phone call, Prince Khalid and Mohamed Khaled Nordin of Malaysia reviewed regional developments and condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Islamic holy sites, the Saudi Press Agency reported. In a separate phone call, Prince Khalid discussed regional developments and defense cooperation with his Kuwaiti counter
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent separate cables of condolences to Spain’s King Felipe VI after a high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people. “We extend our deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to your majesty, the families of the deceased, and your friendly people. We wish the injured a speedy recovery and pray that you may be spared any further misfortune,” King Salman said. The crown prince sent a similar message. Earlier on We
RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and his Malaysian counterpart Mohamed Khaled Nordin on Wednesday discussed ways to strengthen bilateral defense cooperation. During a phone call, the two ministers reviewed regional developments and condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Islamic holy sites, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The talks came amid continued Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, including recent attempts to target the holy cities of Makkah and M
RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan offered condolences to Spain on Wednesday after a collision between two high-speed trains near Toledo killed at least 64 people. In a phone call with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, Prince Faisal expressed Saudi Arabia’s solidarity with Spain and extended condolences to the victims’ families as well as the Spanish government and people, the Saudi Press Agency reported. He also wished the injured a speedy recovery. Early on Wed
Saudi airstrikes in Yemen’s northern al-Jawf province hit a market and a gas station on Wednesday, killing at least 14 civilians, according to the Health Ministry within the Ansar Allah-led Yemeni government. “We condemn in the strongest terms the crime that targeted civilians in Al-Jawf Governorate, which, according to the initial toll, resulted in the […]
The president of the Saudi Water Authority, Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Abdul-Karim, inspected key water and energy projects in Riyadh and the Eastern Region during a recent visit. The initiatives aim to boost Riyadh’s water supply by 1.2 million cubic meters daily and have already reduced energy consumption by over 10 percent in the past four years, highlighting the skills of local Saudi contracting companies in infrastructure development.
On Monday, the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement did something a defense treaty is not usually built to do. Its members went to Tehran to talk. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir and Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalın met President Masoud Pezeshkian and Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei. […]
RIYADH: After escaping Syria’s civil war and rebuilding her life in Saudi Arabia, Buthaina Ahmad Oweida was preparing for Umrah when tragedy struck. The 56-year-old Syrian mother of four, who had spent the past four years living in the Kingdom after fleeing the conflict in her homeland, was among those killed in the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport on Oct. 10. Oweida, originally from Syria’s northern Idlib province, was returning to her home in Makkah after visiting her sister
RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah discussed efforts to ease regional tensions and reaffirmed their countries’ solidarity in confronting Houthi attacks on the Kingdom during talks in Riyadh on Wednesday. The ministers reviewed regional developments and efforts to contain escalating tensions and restore security and stability, the Saudi Press Agency reported. They also discussed recent Houthi attacks on Saudi A
JEDDAH: Three falcons sold for a combined SR369,000 (about $98,400) on the 10th night of the well-attended National Falcon Center Auction 2026 in Riyadh, which runs until Nov. 30. On Tuesday night, the first bird, a juvenile peregrine falcon trapped in Haradh by Fahad Sultan Al-Marri, Hamad Nafal Al-Marri and Abdullah Al-Saiari, was sold for SR118,000 after bidding opened at SR50,000. A second juvenile peregrine, trapped in Rafha by Saad and Hamad Mohammed Al-Shammari, Abdulaziz Aqla Al-Shammari
RIYADH: From T-shirts and hoodies to brooches and keychains, merchandise bearing patriotic slogans such as “Saudi Arabia is a red line” is drawing attention on social media following recent attacks on the Kingdom, with Saudi retailers offering a range of products celebrating national identity. The slogan, emphasizing the Kingdom’s sovereignty, security and dignity, appears on clothing and accessories sold through local online stores. Designs featuring the country’s geographical outline and other
RIYADH: There are now 151 researchers from King Saud University College of Science named among the world’s top 2 percent of scientists in a global citation-based ranking, a rise of nearly 36 percent, Dr. Zaid Al-Othman, dean of the college, announced recently. Academics at the college attributed the increase to interdisciplinary collaboration, institutional support and research addressing national and global challenges. The announcement is part of the ninth edition of an annual list Stanford Uni
RIYADH: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday for an official visit, the Saudi Press Agency reported. He was received at King Khalid International Airport by Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji.
Saudi Arabia’s main shipping firm Bahri reported a 10-fold jump in third-quarter profit as its oil tanker business benefited from surging freight rates amid the Iran war.
Few countries in the Middle East expect a turning point in relations with Israel. But the outcome of the vote has implications for the regional conflict with Iran.
Parts of Lebanon have been greatly damaged in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah since March, including the Dahiya neighborhood, a Hezbollah stronghold in the capital, Beirut.
Saudi Arabia’s rapid expansion of a ballistic missile factory signals a transformative shift in its pursuit of strategic deterrence. Saudi Arabia is expanding its solid-propellant missile production complex near al-Duwadimi, approximately 200 kilometers west of Riyadh, to develop longer-range ballistic weapons capable of carrying heavier payloads, multiple media outlets reported this month based on satellite […]
RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said early on Wednesday that it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Houthis towards the western Saudi city of Taif, as cross-border hostilities between the kingdom and the Iran-aligned group have intensified. Saudi Civil Defense issued early warning alerts for a potential hostile threat in Jeddah and Yanbu governorates, before saying minutes later that the danger had passed in both areas. Earlier on Tuesday evening debri
The Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported on Monday that Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman’s visit to Tehran was meant to secure a ceasefire with Yemen’s Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, as part of a deal that would involve Riyadh transferring $1 billion to the Yemeni group to fulfill a 2023 roadmap […]
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