Saudi Arabia has shelved plans for the NEOM Stadium, the futuristic elevated arena planned inside The Line for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, two sources told Reuters — the latest sign of a pivot away from the kingdom's most ambitious giga-projects.
Trump rejected Iran's ceasefire offer on Sunday as Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until Washington meets its seven conditions — ending a weekend of deal-no-deal whiplash.
The UAE beat Oman 1-0 and Saudi Arabia edged Qatar 3-2 on penalties to set up a Gulf Cup final showdown in Jeddah on Tuesday, with both sides chasing their first trophy in over a decade.
Yemen's government said Sunday its armed forces struck Houthi 'vital targets' in Sanaa, Saada and Taiz, as Houthi media reported 26 strikes on the capital and fighting raged around Taiz.
US President Donald Trump says he is at a "decision point" on Iran, warning of the "easy way or the hard way," as Tehran disputes his claim that a peace deal would be signed on Sunday.
Yemen's Houthis said Saturday they struck an Aramco facility near Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, as flames and smoke rose from a refinery south of the Saudi capital. Saudi authorities have not confirmed the attack.
A Houthi projectile struck a school in the Saudi border city of Najran on Friday, while falling debris from an intercepted ballistic missile injured a resident in the Asir region, Saudi authorities said on Saturday, as the Saudi-led coalition reported destroying three missiles and four drones over Khamis Mushait.
UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi says the Flydubai co-pilot who attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with a crash axe attempted to carry out a terrorist attack on the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight.
An overnight Israeli airstrike hit a residential apartment in Gaza City's Remal neighbourhood, killing at least five people including four women, medical staff said.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt has sailed for the Middle East with up to 10,000 troops as Washington weighs renewed strikes on Iran — the largest US naval buildup in the region in more than two decades.