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SABN BAGHDAD, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – A drone struck a hotel inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Monday, Iraqi security officials said. Two Iraqi security officials said the strike hit the top floor of the Rasheed Hotel, which hosts diplomatic delegations and international organizations. The officials said the attack caused damage but no casualties were reported. Security forces sealed off the area following the strike. No group immediately

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he does not believe Israel would use a nuclear weapon in the ongoing war with Iran. “Israel wouldn’t do that. Israel would never do that,” Trump told reporters at the White House. His remarks came after comments by David Sacks, the White House artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency adviser, who said in a recent interview that there were concerns about the possibility

SPA RIYADH, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said on Monday that 11 drones were intercepted and destroyed in Al-Kharj Governorate over the past few hours. Defense ministry spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki said the drones were neutralized by the Kingdom’s air defense systems. Authorities did not immediately provide further details on the origin of the drones or possible damage. Saudi Arabia has repeatedly said it is tak

A member of the moon sighting committee uses a telescope to view the moon ahead of Ramadan to mark the beginning of the holy fasting month in Tumair, Saudi Arabia April 1, 2022. (File photo: Reuters) RIYADH, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court on Monday called on Muslims across the Kingdom to observe the crescent moon marking the beginning of Shawwal on the evening of Wednesday, March 18, corresponding to the 29th day of Ramadan 1447 AH

SPA Saudi Arabia Says 39 Drones Intercepted in Eastern Province Within About an Hour Early Monday RIYADH, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted and destroyed 39 drones launched toward the Eastern Province in a series of incidents within about an hour early Monday, the Ministry of Defense said. The ministry’s official spokesperson, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, said the drones were intercepted and destroyed in six separate incid

SPA RIYADH, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said early Monday that air defenses intercepted and destroyed 18 drones launched toward the Eastern Province. The ministry’s official spokesperson, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, said seven drones were intercepted and destroyed in the region in the first incident. In two subsequent incidents shortly afterward, air defenses intercepted and destroyed six drones and five drones respectiv

Riyadh, March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed three drones in the Eastern Province on Saturday evening, the Ministry of Defense said. Defense Ministry spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said air defenses intercepted and destroyed one drone in the Eastern Province. In a separate statement issued shortly afterward, the ministry said two additional drones were intercepted and destroyed in the same region. The interceptions were

SABN Riyadh, March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Ebrahim Azizi, head of Iran’s parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, said on Saturday that Ukraine had become involved in the war by providing drone support to Israel and had become a target for Iran. Azizi made the remarks in a post on X, according to Iranian media reports and the statement you provided. The comments came days after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine had sent air defence t

SABN Dubai, March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — A fire broke out in the UAE’s Fujairah emirate on Saturday after debris fell during the interception of a drone, while some oil loading operations were suspended, Reuters reported, citing industry and trade sources and the emirate’s media office. The Fujairah media office said no injuries were reported and that civil defence forces were working to contain the fire. Authorities did not provide details on the reported suspensi

Dubai, March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran’s military command threatened on Saturday to attack cities in the United Arab Emirates, alleging without evidence that U.S. forces had used locations in the Emirates to launch strikes on Iran’s Abu Musa and Kharg islands, according to Iranian state television. The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said U.S. forces had launched attacks from “ports, docks and hideouts” within UAE cities and called on people to evacuate po

SPA Riyadh, March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed six drones in the Eastern Province early Saturday, the Ministry of Defense said. Defense Ministry spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said air defenses intercepted and destroyed five drones in the Eastern Province. In a separate statement issued shortly afterward, the ministry said another drone was intercepted and destroyed in the same region. The interceptions were confirmed

Riyadh, March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States carried out a major bombing raid on Iran’s Kharg Island, targeting military sites on the strategic island in the Persian Gulf. In a post on social media, Trump said the U.S. Central Command carried out what he described as one of the most powerful bombing raids in the history of the Middle East. Trump said the operation “totally obliterated every military target” on Kharg Island

Riyadh, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Qatar’s authorities have begun evacuating several designated areas as a temporary precautionary measure in the interest of public safety, the Ministry of Interior said. The ministry said the evacuations were being carried out by relevant authorities until the threat has subsided. In a statement posted on the X platform, the ministry urged the public to rely on official sources for information and to follow the instructions issue

Riyadh, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — An Israeli strike hit a health care center in the village of Burj Qalaouiyah in Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district, killing 12 doctors, paramedics and nurses who were on duty, Lebanon’s health ministry said. The death toll was preliminary as rescue teams continued searching for missing people, the ministry said. In a separate incident hours earlier, another Israeli strike on the southern village of Souaneh killed two paramedics and w

SPA Riyadh, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted 65 drones and one ballistic missile on Friday as Iran continued launching projectiles toward countries in the Gulf, according to a tally of interceptions reported by the Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense. Defense Ministry spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said a ballistic missile launched toward Al-Kharj governorate was intercepted and destroyed. Most drone interceptions were reported

SPA Riyadh, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Saudi air defence systems intercepted and destroyed seven drones in the Eastern Province, the Ministry of Defense said on Friday. Defense Ministry spokesperson Major General Turki Al‑Maliki said six drones were intercepted and destroyed earlier in the evening. In a later statement, Al-Maliki confirmed that an additional drone was intercepted and destroyed in the same region. No further details were immediately provided.

Washington, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The U.S. Department of Defense is deploying a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the Middle East, a rapid response force typically made up of about 2,500 U.S. Marines and sailors, three officials familiar with the matter told CNN. It was not immediately clear where the unit would be deployed or what mission it may carry out. Marine Expeditionary Units are commonly used for rapid response operations including evacuations, amp

March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – NATO air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Iran over Turkey on Friday, Turkish authorities said, marking the third such incident since the start of the war. Turkey’s Defense Ministry said the missile was destroyed by NATO air defense systems deployed in the eastern Mediterranean. Residents in the southern city of Adana reported hearing a loud explosion and sirens at Incirlik Air Base, which is used by U.S. forces, in t

SPA Riyadh, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Saudi air defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles and dozens of drones targeting several locations across the Kingdom in two waves of attacks between Thursday evening and early Friday morning, the Ministry of Defense said. Defense Ministry spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said air defenses intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles, one launched toward the Eastern Province and another targeting Prince Sultan

Paris, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – One French soldier was killed and several others were wounded in an attack in the Erbil region of Iraqi Kurdistan, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. Macron identified the soldier as Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion of the 7th Alpine Chasseurs Battalion based in Varces. Frion “died for France during an attack in the Erbil region of Iraq,” Macron said in a post on X, expressing the nation’s condolences and solidarity w