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Air Force One departs from Sigonella Air Force Base in Sigonella, Sicily, Italy, May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi RIYADH, March 31, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Italy has refused permission for U.S. military aircraft to use the Sigonella air base in Sicily for operations linked to the Middle East, an official said. The aircraft were intended to land at the base before continuing toward the region, the official said, adding that the case involved U.S. bombers. U

RIYADH, March 30, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Turkey said NATO air and missile defence assets in the eastern Mediterranean neutralized a ballistic missile launched from Iran after it entered Turkish airspace, according to a statement from the Turkish Defense Ministry. The ministry said the incident marked the fourth time a suspected Iranian ballistic munition had been intercepted by NATO defences in Turkey. A NATO spokesperson also confirmed that the alliance had succ

RIYADH, March 30, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Spain's King Felipe VI expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia during a phone call with His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, SPA reported on Monday. During the call, the two sides discussed the latest developments in the region and their implications for regional and international security. King Felipe VI also voiced Spain’s support for the measures taken by t

Pope Leo at the Vatican, March 15, 2026. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS Riyadh, March 24, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Pope Leo renewed his call for a ceasefire as the war involving Iran expanded, warning that hatred and violence were worsening and urging authorities to pursue dialogue instead of weapons. Speaking to journalists as he left his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Leo said he was concerned by what he described as the rising level of animosity in the

SPA JEDDAH, March 24 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Belgium’s King Philippe, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten held separate phone calls with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, expressing support for the kingdom as regional tensions escalated. The calls focused on developments in the region and their impact on regional and international security, according to the Saudi Press Agency. In his call with the crown prince,

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gives a press conference following an extraordinary cabinet meeting about the energy crisis at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, on Friday. AFP/Getty Images RIYADH, March 20 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday his government had agreed to propose a temporary rent freeze as part of a new package of measures aimed at cushioning the economic impact of the war with Iran. Sanchez said the measur

Riyadh, March 11, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Authorities in Dresden began evacuating large parts of the city center Wednesday after the discovery of an unexploded British World War II bomb, according to reports. The 250-kilogram (551-pound) explosive device was found near the site of the former Carola Bridge, which collapsed into the Elbe River in 2024. Local authorities said the evacuation is the largest carried out in Dresden for such an incident, affecting around

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

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

A drone picture shows houses perched along the edge of a cliff after a landslide in Niscemi, Sicily, Italy, January 27, 2026. REUTERS/Danilo Arnone Niscemi, Italy, Jan 27 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Homes in the Sicilian town of Niscemi were left teetering on the edge of a cliff after a landslide triggered by a storm, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,500 residents, Italy’s civil protection authorities reported on Tuesday. Niscemi, a town of about 25,000 in south-cen

📷 Dust rises as part of the Torre dei Conti tower collapses following an earlier partial collapse, near Via dei Fori Imperiali, near the Colosseum, in Rome, Italy, November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli ROME, November 4 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – A Romanian construction worker trapped for hours under the rubble of a partially collapsed medieval tower in central Rome has died, Italian and Romanian authorities confirmed on Thursday. The 66-year-old worker, identified as Oc

📷 Members of a forensic team inspect a window believed to have been used in what the French Interior Ministry said was a robbery at the Louvre museum during which jewellery was stolen, in Paris, France, October 19. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Paris, October 26, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – French authorities arrested suspects linked to the Louvre Museum jewel heist, in which eight pieces of France’s crown jewels were stolen last week, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on

📷 A view of the Portuguese parliament and its reflection on the day Portugal's Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento is expected to submit the 2025 budget draft to parliament, in Lisbon, Portugal, October 10, 2024. REUTERS Lisbon, October 19 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Portugal’s parliament on Friday approved a bill to ban face veils worn for “gender or religious motives” in most public spaces, a measure proposed by the far-right Chega party that effectively targe

📷 Police stand near the pyramid of the Louvre museum after reports of a robbery, in Paris, France, October 19, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Paris, October 19 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Authorities in France are investigating a robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris after thieves broke into the Galerie d’Apollon on Sunday morning and stole several historic royal jewels, the French Culture Ministry confirmed. According to officials, the thieves arrived early Sunday on a

📷SPA Brussels, October 17 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The number of asylum seekers in the European Union recorded its first decline in July 2025, falling by 27 percent compared with the same month last year, according to data published by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat). A total of 55,340 asylum applications were submitted across EU member states in July 2025, down from 75,820 in July 2024, marking the first annual decrease since the beginning of 2024. Italy re

Vienna, September 13, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger and Chinese Foreign Minister...

Paris, September 8, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – French lawmakers voted Monday to oust Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, plunging...

Bucharest, Sept 2 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Romania’s industrial producer prices, covering both domestic and foreign markets, rose...