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RIYADH, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Emirates Global Aluminum said its smelter site in Abu Dhabi suffered significant damage in Iranian missile and drone attacks, with a number of employees injured. The company said the attack hit its Al Taweelah site. Chief Executive Abdulnasser Bin Kalban said the safety and security of employees remained the company’s top priority and that EGA was assessing the damage to its facilities. EGA is the Middle East’s largest alu

REUTERS RIYADH, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Saturday that the situation at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant was continuing to deteriorate and that attacks near the facility posed a direct threat to nuclear safety. The statement came after another strike was reported in the vicinity of Bushehr. The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday that Iran had informed it of another strike near the plant,

BEIRUT, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Two journalists were killed in an airstrike in southern Lebanon on Saturday, while Israel’s military said one of them, Al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib, had been targeted over alleged links to Hezbollah. Israel did not provide evidence for the claim. Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV said Shoeib was killed in the strike, while Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen TV said its reporter Fatima Ftouni was also killed in the same attack. The Isr

PARIS, March 27, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Israeli strikes had hit two of the country’s largest steel factories, a power plant and nuclear sites, among other infrastructure targeted earlier in the day. In a post on X, Araghchi said Israel claimed it had acted in coordination with the United States and said the attack contradicted President Donald Trump’s extended deadline for diplomacy. “Israel claims it ac

SABN JEDDAH, March 27, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned workers at industrial companies in the region with U.S. shareholders or links to Israel to leave their workplaces immediately on Friday, saying retaliatory operations were under way, according to Iranian state media. The warning came after U.S. and Israeli attacks on industrial and nuclear-related sites in Iran, including the Shahid Khondab heavy water complex in Arak an

A satellite image shows the Bushehr nuclear power plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, on May 26, 2025. 2025 Planet Labs PBC/Handout/Reuters VIENNA, March 26, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi voiced deep concern on Thursday over reported military strikes near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant and warned that any damage to the operating facility could trigger a major radiological accident. Grossi said the latest strikes took place on

Riyadh, March 25, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said more workers were being evacuated from Iran’s Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant after another reported strike on the plant’s territory. Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev said the company would reduce staffing at the site to a minimum until the situation stabilises, after announcing that another group of workers had left on Wednesday and that further evacuatio

RIYADH, March 25, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Drones struck a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday, causing a fire, Kuwaiti civil aviation authorities said. The attack caused material damage, but no casualties had been reported so far, according to Abdullah Al-Rajhi, spokesperson for Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Emergency teams were deployed to the site and firefighters were working to contain the blaze, Al-Rajhi

MANAMA, March 24 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Bahrain said on Tuesday that an Emirati serviceman was killed while responding alongside Bahraini forces to an Iranian attack, in an incident that also left Bahraini and Emirati personnel wounded. Bahrain’s defense ministry said the serviceman was killed while responding to the attack with Bahraini forces. It added that a number of Bahraini and Emirati personnel were wounded, without giving further details. Emirati authorities s

SPA RIYADH, March 23 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed five drones in the Eastern Province on Monday evening, according to four separate statements issued by the Ministry of Defense. The statements were issued by Major General Turki Al-Maliki, official spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense. According to the ministry’s communiqués, one drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Eastern Province, followed by two more in a second statement,

RIYADH, March 23 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - The U.S. Embassy in Muscat issued a shelter-in-place warning for all of Oman on Monday because of what it described as “ongoing activity,” without providing further details. In a security alert, the embassy urged people in Oman to remain in a secure location in their residence or another building and to keep food, water, medication and other essential supplies on hand. “In case of an attack, stay away from any debris, and monito

Riyadh, March 23, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s National Center of Meteorology issued a red alert on Monday warning of heavy rain in the governorates of Adham and Al Lith in the Makkah region, including Bani Yazid, Jadhm and Yalamlam. The alert also covers open areas and highways, with expected impacts including strong winds, near-zero visibility, hail, flash floods and thunderstorms. The center said the weather condition is expected to begin at 10 a.m. o

SPA RIYADH, March 22, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said on Sunday that seven drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Eastern Region. Major General Turki Al-Malki, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, said the drones were neutralized as part of ongoing defense measures. No further details were provided.

RIYADH, March 22, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The General Directorate of Civil Defense urged the public to exercise caution and remain in safe locations as thunderstorms are expected to continue affecting parts of Saudi Arabia through Saturday. The directorate advised residents to stay away from valleys and areas prone to flash floods, avoid swimming in such locations, and follow instructions issued through official media outlets and social media platforms. It said th

SPA RIYADH, March 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Saudi Arabia’s royal court announced on Sunday the death of Prince Mohammed bin Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer Al Saud. Funeral prayers will be held on Monday after Asr prayer at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh, according to a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency. No further details were provided.

RIYADH, March 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran warned early on Sunday that any attack on its fuel and energy facilities would trigger strikes on U.S. and Israeli energy and infrastructure assets in the region, according to a statement carried by Iranian state media and semiofficial outlets citing a military spokesperson. “If Iran’s fuel and energy infrastructure is attacked by the enemy, all energy and information technology infrastructure and desalination plants belong

WASHINGTON, March 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States would strike Iranian power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. “If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post

SPA RIYADH, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed four drones targeting the Eastern Region in multiple incidents on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense said. Major General Turki Al-Maliki, the ministry’s official spokesperson, said the drones were neutralized without any resulting damage.

A satellite image shows damage to Natanz Nuclear Facility in Iran, on March 2. Vantor/Reuters Riyadh, March 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iranian state media reported on Saturday that the Natanz site was struck again, despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying last summer that key Iranian nuclear sites, including the Natanz facility, had been “totally obliterated.” The report said the renewed strike raised questions over why the site remains a target after the June 2025 w

RIYADH, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia strongly condemned an Israeli strike targeting military infrastructure in southern Syria, describing it as a violation of international law and Syrian sovereignty, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said the Kingdom rejects the attack and the violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement. Saudi Arabia called on the international community to put an end to Israeli violations of