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Kuwait reports 67 army members injured since start of Iranian strikes
Kuwait City, March 6, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Kuwait’s defence ministry said on Friday that 67 members of the Kuwaiti army have been injured since Iran launched strikes across Gulf countries hosting U.S. military bases. Defence ministry spokesperson Colonel Saud Al-Atwan said the injured soldiers are receiving medical care and are in stable condition, while two cases remain under medical observation. Kuwait’s air defences have intercepted multiple Iranian aerial t
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Etihad expects to resume limited commercial flights on Friday
Abu Dhabi, March 6, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Etihad Airways expects to resume a limited commercial flight schedule on Friday, after widespread cancellations across the Middle East left passengers stranded as fighting escalated in the region. Customers with previous bookings will be accommodated on flights from Abu Dhabi to a number of key destinations, the airline said. Destinations listed include Cairo, London, Paris, New York, Rome, Moscow, Madrid and Seoul, alon
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Saudi Arabia intercepts three ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base
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.
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US Middle East commander says 30 Iranian ships destroyed
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,
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Trump Says Further Action to Reduce Pressure on Oil Is Imminent
Trump and Major League Soccer champion Inter Miami CF players at the White House, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Riyadh, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump said further action to reduce pressure on oil markets could be taken soon as tensions continue in the region. Speaking from the East Room of the White House on Thursday, Trump said oil prices had largely stabilized. “The oil seems to have pretty much stabilized. We had it very l
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Trump Urges Iranian Military to Surrender and Calls on Diplomats to Seek Asylum
Trump and Major League Soccer champion Inter Miami CF players at the White House, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Riyadh, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump called on Iranian military personnel to lay down their arms and urged Iranian diplomats abroad to request asylum as the conflict with Iran continues. “I’m once again calling on all members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the military and the police to lay down their arms. Th
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Bahrain Warns U.N. Security Council Iran Threatens Navigation and Energy Infrastructure
Riyadh, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Bahrain’s ambassador to the United Nations warned the U.N. Security Council that Iran’s actions threaten freedom of navigation and critical energy infrastructure in the region. Ambassador Jamal Alrowaiei told the council that Iran had targeted “critical infrastructure” in Bahrain and across the region. He also echoed the Gulf Cooperation Council’s condemnation of what he described as Iran’s “unjustified” aggression and call
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Satellite Images Suggest Iranian Strikes Target U.S.-Made Radar Systems in Gulf
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
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Al-Aqsa and other holy sites closed to worshippers
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
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State Department announces the closure of the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait following retaliatory Iranian strikes
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
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Rubio speaks with Saudi foreign minister on Iran threats, U.S. embassy attack, State Department says
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
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UK to send extra jets to Qatar as PM plays down rift with Trump
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
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Saudi foreign minister joins Gulf-EU meeting on regional escalation, Iranian attacks
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
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Witness reports explosions near Abu Dhabi airport; defence ministry cites interceptions
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.
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Bahrain urges people to seek nearest safe location after missile, drone interceptions
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.
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UAE says shrapnel from drone interception in Abu Dhabi wounds six
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.
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U.S. universities in Qatar and UAE shift to remote instruction amid conflict
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
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Qatar says 14 ballistic missiles and four drones fired at country, most intercepted
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.
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Saudi Arabia condemns alleged Iranian attempt to target Turkey and Azerbaijan
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
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Qatar condemns attempted Iranian missile attack against Turkey, drone attack on Azerbaijan airport
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
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