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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration told US airlines on Sunday to exercise caution when flying to or over Saudi Arabia, citing safety threats tied to ongoing military activities and navigation system interference.
Oct 11 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister spoke with his Iranian counterpart about the recent escalation of the regional conflict and efforts to lower tensions, the Saudi state news agency reported on Sunday, the officials' first publicly reported contact since Iran-aligned Houthis intensified strikes on the…
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) represented by Farwaniya Governorate Security Directorate, conducted on Sunday an extensive security campaign in Khaitan, arresting dozens of people and registering hundreds of violations The campaign involved the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, Kuwait…
A fire broke out at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday after an unidentified projectile struck the airport’s terminal 4 for passengers. Authorities were responding to the scene, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen reported. The Kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation later said the…
DUBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The United States' response to Iran's seven conditions in a proposal to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz was "insufficient", Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, was quoted by state media on Sunday as saying.
By Jan Wolfe and Patricia Zengerle Oct 11 (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic US senators called on President Donald Trump on Sunday to "reverse course" on his diesel supply deal with Russia, saying it runs counter to US law barring imports of energy until Russia ends its aggression against Ukraine.
By Jan Wolfe Oct 11 (Reuters) - Republican US Senator Thom Tillis on Sunday said President Donald Trump's diesel supply deal with Russia may be illegal and will put American lives at risk, adding to bipartisan criticism of the arrangement announced by the president on Friday.
NAIROBI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United Nations' International Organization for Migration said on Sunday.
GCC Secretary General Jasem Al-Budaiwi said Sunday that accelerating economic unity pathways and completing the Customs Union and the GCC Common Market constitute crucial pillars for bolstering the competitiveness of GCC economies. Al-Budaiwi made the remarks while addressing the 10th Meeting of the Permanent…
Leaders of India’s youth-led “Cockroach” protest movement have vowed to intensify their campaign against the country’s election authorities after their release from detention, as the Supreme Court issued directions against illegal detentions and restrictions on peaceful assemblies. The movement, formally known as the…
The Kuwait Fire Force has ordered the administrative closure of 27 facilities in the Al-Jahra Governorate and issued notices and warnings to 61 others for failing to comply with fire safety and prevention requirements. In a statement, the KFF said the measures followed an inspection campaign targeting buildings and…
Vice Admiral Edward Ahlgren OBE, the United Kingdom’s Defence Senior Adviser to the Middle East and North Africa, visited Kuwait for a series of high-level meetings aimed at strengthening the longstanding defence and security partnership between the United Kingdom and Kuwait. During his visit, Ahlgren met Foreign…
Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department have arrested four African expatriates suspected of stealing 50,000 dinars from a Chinese contracting company manager’s vehicle in Salmiya, solving the case within 24 hours of receiving the report. According to a security source quoted, the suspects allegedly…
By Jana Choukeir, Maha El Dahan, Timour Azhari and Yasmine Ghania DUBAI/RIYADH, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for a Saturday strike on Riyadh's international airport that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300, while Saudi authorities reported that people were injured in a…
By Jana Choukeir, Maha El Dahan and Timour Azhari DUBAI/RIYADH, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said an "unidentified projectile" had targeted Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, causing a fire, hours after the Iran-backed Houthis warned airlines and travellers to stay away from Saudi…
Police have arrested two Asian nationals suspected of stealing copper cables from residential properties in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, targeting homes left unoccupied before allegedly selling the stolen material to scrap dealers. According to a security source quoted by Al-Anba, Jleeb detectives tracked down the suspects…