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SPA Jeddah, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Monday from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the two discussed regional developments and what Saudi Press Agency described as a dangerous military escalation threatening security and stability in the region and the world. During the call, Modi said India rejects Iranian attacks on Saudi Arabia and expressed solidarity with the kingdom, condemning wh

SABN Erbil, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – More than 70 missiles and drones hit the city of Erbil in northern Iraq on Monday, Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein said, with additional attacks reported in the south and west of the country. In a call with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Hussein said Iraq had “become a victim of this war” and had come under attack by “various parties involved in the conflict,” Iraq’s government said i

Amman, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – His Majesty King Abdullah II spoke by phone on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, Jordan’s state news agency reported. King Abdullah II stressed the need to work toward comprehensive calm in the region and rejected Iranian attacks targeting Jordan’s territory and several countries in the region.

Brussels, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Countries across Europe and the Middle East reacted on Monday to the escalating conflict triggered by Saturday’s U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, with several urging diplomacy and others focusing on security and energy risks. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in a phone call that diplomacy should be given a chance to secure lasting regional peace, according to the Turkish presidenc

Doha, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that Qatar Armed Forces shot down two Iranian aircraft and intercepted several missiles and drones targeting the country. A statement carried by Qatar News Agency (QNA) said the Qatar Amiri Air Force downed two Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft approaching from Iran. Air defences intercepted seven ballistic missiles, while five drones were brought down by the air force and the Qatar Amiri Nav

Abu Dhabi, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The United Arab Emirates intercepted nine ballistic missiles, six cruise missiles and 148 drones on Monday, the defence ministry said, reporting 10 minor injuries. Since the start of Iranian attacks, 174 ballistic missiles were detected, with 161 destroyed and 13 falling into the sea. A total of 689 drones were detected, with 645 intercepted and 44 landing inside the country. Eight cruise missiles were detected and destr

SPA Moscow, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Monday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and discussed what the Kremlin described as an escalation in the Middle East linked to U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. In its readout, the Kremlin said the two leaders discussed “the escalation in the Middle East as a result of American-Israeli armed aggression” against Iran and that both expressed concern over the ri

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Monday. Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/Reuters Moscow, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin held phone calls on Monday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Kremlin announced. In the call with the Saudi crown prince, seri

Abu Dhabi, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – At least 15 Etihad flights departed Abu Dhabi on Monday to help evacuate passengers stranded at the airport. The flights operated to destinations including Islamabad, Paris, Amsterdam, Mumbai, Cairo and London. Regular commercial flights remained cancelled. Emirates planned to operate limited flights from Monday evening, but it was not immediately clear whether services had resumed.

Moscow, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin held phone calls with the leaders of Qatar and Bahrain on Monday and discussed the expanding hostilities, the Kremlin said. In the call with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Kremlin said both sides voiced concern about escalation risks and the possibility of third countries becoming involved. The Kremlin said the leaders expressed hope that Iranian retaliatory actions would

SPA Riyadh, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a written message from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on bilateral relations and ways to strengthen cooperation across fields, Saudi Press Agency said on Monday. Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed bin Abdulkarim al-Khuraiji received the message during a meeting in Riyadh with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kozlov. The meeting reviewed bilateral ties an

"Tiled entrance to the Golestan Palace in Tehran, Iran." FrankvandenBergh/Getty Images Tehran, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was damaged in the aftermath of a U.S.-Israeli strike, semi-official Mehr News Agency reported. The palace’s mirrored throne room was affected, Mehr reported, adding that museum artefacts had previously been moved to a secure vault following January protests and during a 12-day war in June 20

Manama, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Bahrain’s National Communication Center reported a new wave of Iranian ballistic missiles and drones was intercepted by the Kingdom’s missile air defence system on Monday, according to Bahrain’s state news agency. The center reported the interception of 70 missiles and 59 drones.

Berlin, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Germany will send planes to Oman and Saudi Arabia to evacuate vulnerable German citizens who are unable to return because of the conflict in the Middle East, the government said on Monday. About 30,000 German tourists are currently stranded on cruise ships, in hotels or at closed airports. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said the foreign ministry is seeking to charter planes at public expense to evacuate vulnerable people,

SPA Riyadh, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call on Monday from Volker Türk, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The call covered regional developments and their humanitarian implications, as well as the importance of stepping up cooperation to support international efforts aimed at achieving security and peace, according to the report.

London, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – European natural gas futures surged 42 percent on Monday after QatarEnergy halted liquefied natural gas production amid fighting in the Middle East, tightening concerns over global supply. The April contract rose to 45.46 euros, or $53.26, on the ICE commodities exchange. QatarEnergy announced on Monday it was stopping LNG production, blaming the war for the decision. Qatar is a major gas supplier to Europe, which has relie

Amazon Web Services reported service disruptions on Monday after unidentified objects struck a data centre in Dubai, causing sparks and a fire, according to an AWS statement. AWS said full recovery was expected to be many hours away and advised customers to ingest data into an alternate region in the meantime. In a separate update, AWS reported connectivity issues at a data centre in Bahrain.

The Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar's principal site for production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid, north of the capital Doha, on February 6, 2017. Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images Doha, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – QatarEnergy has stopped liquefied natural gas production after an Iranian drone attack on its facility in Ras Laffan on Monday, the company said in a statement shared with CNN. The facility was targeted in a drone attack alongside a sepa

spa Riyadh, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia said its forces intercepted five drones on Monday close to an air base southeast of the capital. The Defense Ministry said the drones targeted Prince Sultan air base, about 115 kilometres southeast of Riyadh.

SABN Doha, March 2, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar said on Monday that two drones from Iran attacked its energy facilities, according to the Qatari Ministry of Defense. The ministry said the drones targeted a water tank at a power plant in Mesaieed and an energy facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City linked to QatarEnergy. It said damage would be assessed and an official statement issued later, adding that no casualties were reported. Qatar is one of the world’s bi