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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

Riyadh, March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran’s judiciary news agency Mizan said U.S. forces were located at several civilian ports in the United Arab Emirates and warned the facilities could become targets for Iranian attacks. The agency claimed that U.S. forces were present at the ports of Jebel Ali, Khalifa and Fujairah and described the locations as “legitimate targets.” Mizan urged people in and around the ports to evacuate immediately, saying the facilities could

Riyadh, March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — French President Emmanuel Macron called on Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon and urged the Israeli military to halt large-scale strikes amid the escalating conflict with Hezbollah. Macron said the Lebanese government had signaled its willingness to engage in direct discussions with Israel and urged Israel to seize the opportunity to launch talks and pursue a ceasefire. “All components of the country must be represented in

Abu Dhabi, March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — UAE air defence systems intercepted nine ballistic missiles and 33 drones launched from Iran on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Defence. The ministry said the latest attack brought the total number of intercepted projectiles since the start of the conflict to 294 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,600 drones. The attacks have killed six people and wounded 141 others, according to figures carried by UAE-linked

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) — 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

QNA Doha, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Qatar’s strategic food reserves are sufficient to cover national needs for 18 months, Interior Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani said, according to QNA. The minister added that the current situation has not required the use of the reserves, while additional supply lines have been opened to maintain the stability of food supplies. Qatar also holds strategic water reserves sufficient for about four months of consumption

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.

Dubai, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority said on Friday that the country will gradually resume air traffic following closures linked to drone strikes on Dubai’s airport and disruptions during two weeks of conflict. Authorities said the resumption will take place progressively after aviation operations were halted amid security concerns. The UAE’s leadership has expressed confidence in the country’s air defense systems, even as fl

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

Riyadh, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran has allowed two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers to sail through the Strait of Hormuz, according to four sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The transit of the vessels could help ease India’s cooking gas supply pressures, the sources said. Separately, a crude oil tanker carrying Saudi Arabian oil is expected to arrive in India on Saturday after sailing through the strait around March 1, accordi

Washington, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he believes Vladimir Putin may be providing limited assistance to Iran, while suggesting Moscow could view U.S. support for Ukraine in a similar way. Speaking in an interview with Fox News Radio, Trump said Russia might be helping Iran “a little bit,” adding that Moscow likely considers U.S. support for Ukraine as a comparable situation. “I think he might be helping him a littl

Abu Dhabi, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence said on Friday that air defence systems intercepted seven ballistic missiles and 27 unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Iran. The ministry said the interceptions took place on March 13 as air defence systems responded to incoming threats. Since the beginning of what the ministry described as Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have intercepted 285 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise mis

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

March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The U.S. military evacuated about 19 injured service members from the Middle East to Germany on Thursday, officials familiar with the matter told CBS News. The evacuation flight departed from Saudi Arabia, made a stop in Oman and then continued to a U.S. base in Germany near a military hospital. Among those evacuated were two service members injured when a drone exploded next to their vehicle, according to the report. The evacuation fol