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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye agree to deploy forces in Gulf

Three sides convene an emergency meeting amid Houthi attacks

Saudi Arabia says 2 airports hit in renewed fighting with Yemen's Houthis

Saudi Arabia said three people were injured in the latest attacks on its airports since fighting with Yemen's Houthi rebels reignited. Meanwhile, Palestinian health officials said an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed one person. Nearly three years after Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, conflict in the Middle East has persisted almost without interruption, spreading across the region, including to Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Monday. Full coverage is available here. Saudis says 2 airports were hit as fighting grinds on with Houthis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saudi Arabia on Tuesday acknowledged that two of its airports were attacked, leaving three lightly injured, hours after the Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they fired missiles and drones at the kingdom. The attacks were the latest in the conflict between the kingdom and the Houthis in neighbouring Yemen. Sa

Pak, Saudi, Turkey agree on rapid force deployment amid Houthi attacks

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye have agreed to take measures for the rapid deployment of military forces in the kingdom amid escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis, according to a media report. The Strategic Political and Defence Committee (SPDC) of the trilateral Makkah Defence Alliance held an emergency meeting in Riyadh on Monday to address the security developments and threats facing Saudi Arabia, Dawn reported, quoting Pakistan's Foreign Office(FO). The trilateral defence agreement, signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye in August, establishes a framework for collective deterrence and stipulates that an armed attack against any one of them would be regarded as an attack against all. "The committee decided to move immediately to the practical implementation of the collective defence commitments and to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in the kingdom," Dawn reported .

Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces secure control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Houthis make advances in Taiz; UN says war has displaced 184,000

Saudi Arabia unexpectedly cuts November oil prices for Asia to 6-year low

The largest West Asian crude exporter set the November Arab ‌Light crude oil official selling price ​to Asia at $5 a barrel below ​the average of Oman and Dubai prices, down $3 from the previous month

Saudi Arabia shelves $2.5 billion Neom Stadium plan for 2034 World Cup

The Neom Stadium was billed as an elevated arena in a glitzy 100-mile (160-km) steel and glass structure known as The Line, in turn part of the broader development known as Neom

Yemen hits 20 Houthi targets as US deploys another carrier to West Asia

Fighting intensifies in Yemen's Taiz province as the US deploys another aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines amid heightened tensions with Iran

FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar's path from nervous pilot to cockpit 'hero'

Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his copilot, opened the cockpit door after fighting back, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker and avert a crash

Prevented another 9/11-like attack: PM Modi hails Capt Smit Machchhar

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his co-pilot during a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv; passengers and crew later helped overpower the attacker and land the aircraft safely

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar stable after Flydubai flight cockpit attack

The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said Machchhar had been admitted to a hospital in Tabuk city and currently is in stable condition

Who is Smit Machchhar, Indian pilot hailed as hero after flydubai attack?

Smit Machchhar was the captain of flydubai Flight FZ1073, travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday when a violent confrontation broke out inside the cockpit

Meet Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Morocco's first female prime minister

El Mansouri is the third woman to serve as prime minister in the Arab world after Najla Bouden's tenure in Tunisia from October 2021 to August 2023, and Tunisia's current Prime Minister Sara Zaafarani

Flydubai cockpit attack: Here's what happened aboard Dubai-Tel Aviv flight

Flydubai flight FZ1073 was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a co-pilot stabbed the captain and tried to take control; passengers and crew helped restrain him and land the plane safely

Dubai-Tel Aviv flight lands in Saudi after emergency; hijacking ruled out

A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed in Saudi Arabia after an emergency was declared mid-air; Israeli officials later said the incident was not believed to be a hijacking

Houthis attack Saudi Arabia again as Trump rejects ceasefire offer

Saudi air defences intercepted two Houthi drones targeting Riyadh and a ballistic missile aimed at Khamis Mushait as hopes fade for a US-Iran ceasefire

France to send troops to secure Saudi oil plant as Houthi attacks mount

Saudi Arabia came under attack from the Houthi militia on Thursday, with the kingdom saying it intercepted missiles fired toward the Red Sea port of Yanbu and the city of Taif.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to hold urgent meeting over Houthi attacks

The Houthis have launched strikes on Saudi-backed govt in Yemen and repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows from the world's largest energy exporter, as part of a wider West Asia war

Saudi Arabia eases oil crunch with nearly 100 million barrel sales to Asia

The crude for delivery in October and November will be sent via the Strait of Hormuz

Saudi Arabia restarts East-West pipeline, may resume Yanbu oil exports

The resumption of supplies ​on Tuesday helped to drive selling on global ​oil markets. Global oil benchmark Brent crude fell by more than $2 a barrel towards $97, its lowest since September 8.

UK to provide Saudi Arabia aerial refuelling to counter Houthi attacks

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said that Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repeal attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Burnham on Monday told reporters as he flew to the United Nations General Assembly in New York that he had agreed the Royal Air Force will provide air-to-air refuelling of Saudi planes. The agreement is for a matter of weeks, but Burnham said it will be kept under review. The conflict between the Houthis and Yemen's Saudi-backed government has reignited, with Houthis aiming missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, including one that targeted Riyadh on Saturday before being intercepted. The Houthis also declared a blockade on Saudi shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea, attacking Saudi-linked vessels and oil facilities inside the kingdom, the world's top oil exporter. The Houthis advanced inside Yemen earlier this month, seizing the crucial port city of Mokha and key Red Sea islands allowing them to be