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Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty with Washington in return for normalising relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation ...
BBC News Arabic (Arabic: بي بي سي نيوز عربي), formerly BBC Arabic Television, is a television news channel broadcast to the Arab world by the BBC. It was launched on 11 March 2008. It is run by the BBC World Service and funded from the British television licence fee.
Long-time Mideast rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia took another significant step toward reconciliation Thursday, formally restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift, affirming the need for ...
Saudi Arabia once spent billions in Lebanon, depositing funds in the central bank, helping to rebuild the south after a 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Reporting by Nayera Abdallah ...
Saudi Arabia's missile defense system failed to stop the swarm of drones and cruise missiles that struck the oil infrastructure. [19] It is reported that Saudi Arabia has at least one MIM-104 Patriot missile defense system in place at Abqaiq. [19] The missile defense system used was designed to mitigate threats from "high flying targets". [19]
The health minister of Saudi Arabia said at least 1,301 died during the pilgrimage. [2] [7] Of the dead, at least 600 were Egyptian pilgrims. Jordanian diplomats stated that 60 Jordanians also died from extreme heat. [8] Tunisia's foreign ministry reported that at least 35 Tunisian pilgrims died during "a sharp rise in temperatures".
On 25 March, the North Jeddah Bulk Plant owned by Saudi Aramco on the outskirts of Jeddah was attacked by drones and missiles, triggering a large fire. Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. [1] This attack is considered a turning point in the civil war which led to the Saudi coalition agreeing to a ceasefire with the Houthis.
Al-Hathloul is known both for her role in the women to drive movement and in opposing the Saudi male guardianship system. [15] On 1 December 2014, she was arrested and detained for 73 days after an attempt to cross the border in her car from the UAE to Saudi Arabia, on charges related to defying the female driving ban in the kingdom.