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A view of Jerusalem with an empty Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and its Dome of the Rock on February 28, 2026. A rocket trail from Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system is on the horizon. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images Riyadh, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Worshippers will not be able to access Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers this week after Israel closed Jerusalem’s holy sites due to the ongoing war with Iran, Israeli authorities said. Brig. Gen. Hisham Ibrah

Riyadh, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the United Arab Emirates, held a phone call on Thursday with His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the call, the two officials reviewed the latest developments in the region and discussed recent aggressions ta

Riyadh, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The United States has suspended operations at its embassy in Kuwait, becoming the second diplomatic mission to fully halt activities since the start of the Iran war. The U.S. Department of State said in a statement that the embassy in Kuwait City had suspended operations, emphasizing that the safety of Americans abroad remains its highest priority. “While there have been no reported injuries to U.S. personnel, the safety of

SPA Madinah, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The lighting system at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah includes 138,650 units designed to enhance the site’s architecture and support a tranquil atmosphere for worshippers, according to information released by the authority overseeing the mosque. The network includes 297 chandeliers and 8,219 column-mounted units to provide visibility across corridors. It also includes 10,546 units engraved with the name of Allah, amon

Riyadh, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority urged establishments subject to withholding tax to submit their tax forms for February 2026 no later than March 10, 2026. Submissions must be completed via the authority’s official website to avoid late penalties, which are calculated at 1% of the unpaid tax for each 30 day delay, it said. Withholding tax applies to payments made from Saudi sources to non-resident entities without a permanen

SPA AlUla, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The AlUla Manara team held a Ramadan astronomy evening on Wednesday at the Old Town Amphitheatre in AlUla Governorate as part of the “Journey Through the Stars” series and cultural programmes accompanying Ramadan. The event combined astronomy storytelling with moon observation under AlUla’s skies and featured astronomy expert Majed Al-Zahoufi, according to the information provided. Side activities included a lantern-maki

Dubai, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – More tankers came under attack in Gulf waters on Thursday as the U.S.-Iran war escalated, while Iranian drones entered Azerbaijan, raising the risk of the crisis spreading to more oil producers in the region. A Bahamas-flagged crude oil tanker was targeted by an Iranian remote-controlled boat laden with explosives while anchored near Iraq’s Khor al Zubair port, according to initial assessments. A second tanker at anchor off

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks on the day of classified briefings for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper Washington, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Marco Rubio spoke with Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah on Wednesday and discussed threats from Iran to regional stability and other developments in the region, the U.S. State Department

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives an update on the situation in the Middle East from the Downing Street Briefing Room on Thursday. Jaimi Joy/Getty Images London, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Keir Starmer said on Thursday the “special relationship” between Britain and the United States remains intact despite criticism from Donald Trump over Britain’s contribution to the war against Iran. “The special relationship is in operation right now,” Starmer told

SPA Riyadh, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah took part by video link on Thursday in an extraordinary joint ministerial meeting between Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers and European Union foreign ministers to discuss what was described as a serious regional escalation and Iranian attacks targeting Gulf states, according to a statement carried by state media. The meeting also included Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Kaja Kall

Abu Dhabi, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – A witness reported hearing repeated explosions near Zayed International Airport on Thursday. The defence ministry said sounds heard in several areas were caused by air defence systems intercepting ballistic missiles and fighter jets intercepting drones and loitering munitions.

Manama, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Bahrain urged people on Thursday to head to the nearest safe location. Earlier, Bahrain’s defence ministry reported that its forces intercepted 75 Iranian ballistic missiles, destroying 65 while 10 fell inside Bahrain’s territory. The ministry also reported intercepting 124 drones, downing 88 while 36 landed within the country.

Abu Dhabi, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Shrapnel fell to the ground after a drone interception in Abu Dhabi, wounding six people, authorities said on Thursday. The Abu Dhabi Media Office said the injuries occurred in the capital’s ICAD II industrial area, near Al Dhafra Air Base, which hosts American forces. Those wounded were from Nepal and Pakistan, it said.

The Greek frigate Keimon is seen in Limassol, Cyprus, on Wednesday as European nations pledge to work together to protect the island. Alexis Mitas/Getty Images Nicosia, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – European nations are working together to shore up defences in Cyprus after a British airbase on the Mediterranean island was hit by a drone attack on Monday. France cut short the deployment of its aircraft carrier strike group to the Baltic to respond to the Iranian

In this file photo, a Qatari student walks to a building in the Texas A&M University campus at Education City, on October 18, 2011, in Doha, Qatar. Osama Faisal/AP/File Doha, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Several U.S. universities with campuses in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have adjusted operations and moved to remote instruction until further notice as the U.S. State Department urges Americans in the Gulf to leave immediately, according to reporting by

Doha, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar Ministry of Defence reported that 14 ballistic missiles and four drones were fired at the country. Air defences intercepted all four drones and 13 of the missiles, the ministry said, adding that the remaining missile fell into the sea off Qatar.

SPA Riyadh, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned what it described as an Iranian attempt to target the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan, according to a statement carried by state media on Thursday. The ministry said the attempts against the two countries and what it described as Iran’s repeated behaviour towards states in the region reflect an approach that cannot be justified under any circumstances and run

This image shows damages of a school in Julfa following, what Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry says was a drone attack carried out by Iran, on its exclave of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo) Doha, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar condemned an attempted Iranian missile attack against Turkey and a drone attack on an airport in Azerbaijan, according to a foreign ministry statement on Thursday. The statement described Iran’s attempts to w

Abu Dhabi, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The UAE Ministry of Defence reported that one ballistic missile and six drones hit the country’s territory on Thursday as the war widens in the Middle East. A defence ministry statement said six missiles and 131 drones were repelled on Thursday, and that hundreds of projectiles have been intercepted since the start of the war. The statement added that shrapnel from the interception of cruise missiles earlier this week ki

Riyadh, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Diplomats and staff at embassies in Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter were told to shelter in place on Thursday due to a potential but unspecified threat, four people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The people did not provide further details. The Saudi government media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, according to the information provided. The gates to the Diplomatic Quarter, a neighbourhood on