Saudi air defences intercepted two missiles and three drones over Riyadh, Makkah and Madinah on Friday and Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition said, as Houthi missiles struck Aden airport and the presidential palace in southern Yemen.
The 2027 Dakar Rally will be held in Portugal and Morocco, organisers announced on Friday, moving the world's toughest endurance race out of Saudi Arabia after repeated Houthi attacks on the kingdom — and bringing the event back to African soil for the first time in nearly two decades.
Prince Khalid bin Salman held separate calls with NATO chief Mark Rutte and the defence ministers of Canada, Germany and Spain on Friday, discussing defence cooperation and regional developments after Houthi attacks on the Kingdom.
Brent crude climbed toward $118 a barrel on Friday, near a six-month high, as Houthi attacks on Saudi energy sites and mine strikes on Hormuz tankers stoked fears of supply disruption.
Dubai's RTA has opened the final bridge of the Dh696 million World Trade Centre Roundabout Development Project, cutting the Al Majlis Street to 2nd December Street journey from six minutes to one and average delays at the junction from 12 minutes to 90 seconds.
Four oil tankers caught fire after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's armed forces said Thursday, directly disputing US claims that key shipping routes through the waterway have been cleared.
Yemen's Houthis say they fired missiles and drones at six targets across Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh and Dammam airports and the Ras Tanura and Rabigh refineries, while the Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted two missiles aimed at the capital.
Egypt's Mayar Othman won the 10th Arab Reading Challenge in Dubai on October 29, 2026, beating a record 40.28 million students from 60 countries for the AED 500,000 top prize.
Airlines have extended their Saudi Arabia flight suspensions deep into November, with IndiGo grounded until November 14 and Lufthansa until November 18, even though Riyadh airport has reopened — leaving passengers facing a fragmented, airline-by-airline patchwork of cancellations.
The United States has warned Gulf allies to prepare for possible renewed military action against Iran after the November 3 midterm elections, diplomats say, even as Gulf capitals urge restraint and mediators push for a last diplomatic deal.