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SPA Riyadh, March 6, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed three ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base, the defence ministry’s official spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki said on Friday.

PHOTO: Cooper on aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea February 7, 2026. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sonny Escalante/Handout via REUTERS Riyadh, March 6, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. forces have struck Iran’s equivalent of a space command capability during ongoing operations, the head of U.S. Central Command said on Thursday. Admiral Brad Cooper, who leads U.S. forces in the Middle East, told reporters at CENTCOM headquarters in Tampa, Florida,

A satellite image taken on March 2, 2026, shows debris surrounding a blackened THAAD radar at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. Airbus Riyadh, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Satellite images from several military bases in the Arabian Peninsula suggest that Iran may be targeting U.S.-made radar systems used to detect incoming missiles and drones, according to analysis cited by CNN. Images indicate that buildings housing similar radar systems were hit at two

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

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

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.

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

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

SPA Riyadh, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Ministry of Defense said on Thursday it destroyed a drone in the Kingdom’s Al Jouf Province. Official spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki said a drone was intercepted and destroyed east of the Al Jouf region. Al-Maliki also said three drones were intercepted and destroyed east of Al Kharj Province.

Rome, March 4, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Italy is likely to provide military aid, including an air defence system, to Gulf nations that have requested help with equipment in the face of Iranian air strikes, two sources said on Wednesday. The sources said a final decision had not been made, but Italy would probably send one of its SAMP/T batteries that can intercept ballistic missiles. They did not identify which country would receive the system or which battery Rome

Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a press conference at the Pentagon on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Pool Washington, March 4, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday the U.S. operation against Iran was still in its “early” days four days in, and he outlined plans to accelerate military efforts. “As President Donald Trump said, more and larger waves are coming,” Hegseth said at a news conference. “We are just getting started. We are accelerating, not de

Ankara, March 4, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – A ballistic missile fired from Iran and heading into Turkish airspace after passing Syria and Iraq was destroyed by NATO air and missile defence systems in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said in a statement there were no casualties or injuries in the incident. It said Turkey reserves the right to respond to any hostile actions against it, and warned parties to ref

The Turkish defence ministry said the missile was heading into Turkish airspace when it was destroyed by NATO air defences in the eastern Mediterranean.

An aerial view shows a nuclear facility in Isfahan, Iran, March 30, 2005, in this screengrab taken from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS Vienna, March 4, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a post on X it had detected no damage to facilities containing nuclear material in Iran since the United States and Israel launched their joint assault on the country on Saturday. The U.N. nuclear watchdog added that it saw no radiological releas

Riyadh, March 4, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura complex, which houses its largest domestic refinery, was struck again on Wednesday by an unknown projectile, according to four sources. The strike came two days after a drone attack on the complex shut the refinery. Initial indications show Wednesday’s attack was carried out by a drone and resulted in no damage, Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry spokesperson said, according to the state news agency.

Riyadh, March 4, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Israeli military ordered people living in dozens of villages in southern Lebanon close to the border with Israel to evacuate and move “immediately” north of the Litani River. The Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson warned people on X that moving south of the river would endanger their lives, according to the message. The area south of the Litani River runs largely along the border with Israel. The Lebanese government has