RIYADH — The second EU-GCC summit, scheduled for 24 October in Riyadh, was formally postponed on 15 October with no new date set. The GCC Secretariat cited “the Houthi group’s continued attempts
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{“content”: “ RIYADH u2014 The International Monetary Fund’s October 2026 World Economic Outlook projects Saudi Arabia’s GDP will contract 3.3 percent in
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TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan on the night of October 11–12 and
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ANKARA — Turkey’s foreign minister ruled out offensive military operations under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on 8 October, five days before
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RIYADH — Brent crude fell $1.30 to $105.35 a barrel on October 13, the first daily decline in nearly a week, despite
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RIYADH — Iran’s foreign minister called his Saudi counterpart on October 12 to offer mediation between Saudi Arabia and “Yemen.” The call
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Correction, October 13, 2026: An earlier version of this article’s headline, image description and one paragraph described the airport closure as “indefinite”.
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RIYADH — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked at least three tankers in or near the Strait of Hormuz between Sunday and
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DHAHRAN — Saudi Aramco has not confirmed, denied, or acknowledged Houthi claims that its Shedgum gas plant and Tanajib oil facility were
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RIYADH — The Houthis struck King Khalid International Airport for the second time in twenty-four hours on 11 October, killing a Pakistani
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DHAHRAN — On October 11, Yemen’s Houthi forces claimed their missiles and drones struck Saudi Aramco facilities at Shedgum and Tanajib —
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BRUSSELS — The twenty-seven heads of state and government of the European Union are scheduled to fly to Riyadh on October 24
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Correction, October 12, 2026: An earlier version of this article said the October 8 attack was the first on King Khalid International
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Correction, October 12, 2026: An earlier version of this article said a Houthi missile destroyed a Saudia Airbus A320 at the gate
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RIYADH — On October 7, two administration officials told The Atlantic that the White House had asked the Pentagon to develop options
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Correction, October 12, 2026: An earlier version of this article dated to October 8 a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport
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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump stood inside a Maryland shipyard on October 6 and framed the war with Iran as something to be
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Correction, October 12, 2026: An earlier version of this article said King Salman condemned the targeting of Mecca in a UN General
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Correction, October 12, 2026: An earlier version of this article said Saudi Arabia sent 100,000 troops to Yemen. The October 4 offensive
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Correction, October 12, 2026: An earlier version of this article understated oil prices during the war, saying Brent was “briefly elevated” and
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Correction, October 12, 2026: An earlier version of this article said the Strait of Hormuz had been continuously closed for 213 days;
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Correction, October 12, 2026: An earlier version of this article said Iranian missiles struck Saudi territory during the congressional review period; the
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Correction, October 12, 2026: An earlier version of this article attributed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio a September 23 statement about
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