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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

PARIS, March 29, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad warned on Sunday that Iran and allied militias may target universities in Iraq perceived to be associated with the United States and reiterated its call for U.S. citizens to leave the country. In a statement posted on X, the embassy said Iran and allied militias “may intend to target the American Universities in Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah, and Dohuk, along with other universities perceived to be assoc

ISLAMABAD, March 29 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Sunday that Islamabad will soon host talks between the United States and Iran. “Pakistan is very happy that both Iran and the U.S. have expressed their confidence in Pakistan’s facilitation” of the talks, which will happen in the “coming days,” Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said in a televised speech after a meeting of top regional diplomats in Islamabad. Dar did not say whether the talks woul

RIYADH, March 29, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Kuwait said on Sunday that projectile attacks injured 10 members of its armed forces, while its air defences intercepted 26 Iranian missiles and drones over the past 24 hours. Kuwait’s Defense Ministry also said warehouses belonging to a private logistics company were hit, causing material damage only. Qatar and Bahrain said separately on Sunday that they had also intercepted missiles and drones launched toward their terri

SPA ISLAMABAD, March 29 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah took part on Sunday in a four-way ministerial meeting in the Pakistani capital Islamabad to discuss developments in the region, SPA reported. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty, and Turkish Foreign Minist

RIYADH, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Foulath Holding has declared force majeure on certain group operations because of ongoing regional developments in the Middle East and the resulting security and logistical challenges. Rapid developments in the region, including airspace restrictions, disruption to some maritime routes and heightened security risks, have created circumstances beyond the group’s control. Those factors have affected operations and supply cha

A Pakistan Navy ship escorts a Pakistani merchant vessel, as regional tensions threaten key sea routes, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in March 2026. ISPR/Handout/Reuters RIYADH, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran has agreed to allow 20 additional Pakistani-flagged ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan’s foreign minister said late on Saturday. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on X that two Pakistani ships would cross the strategic waterw

SPA RIYADH, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during which Modi reiterated India’s condemnation of repeated Iranian attacks that threaten the Kingdom’s security and undermine its sovereignty, SPA reported on Saturday. The two leaders also discussed regional developments and the repercussions of the ongoing military escalation on the security and stability of the

RIYADH, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Emirates Global Aluminum said its smelter site in Abu Dhabi suffered significant damage in Iranian missile and drone attacks, with a number of employees injured. The company said the attack hit its Al Taweelah site. Chief Executive Abdulnasser Bin Kalban said the safety and security of employees remained the company’s top priority and that EGA was assessing the damage to its facilities. EGA is the Middle East’s largest alu

REUTERS RIYADH, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Saturday that the situation at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant was continuing to deteriorate and that attacks near the facility posed a direct threat to nuclear safety. The statement came after another strike was reported in the vicinity of Bushehr. The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday that Iran had informed it of another strike near the plant,

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looks on as he attends a business and investment conference with Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur on October 6, 2025. Hasnoor Hussain/Pool/AFP/Getty Images RIYADH, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a one-hour call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers from several regional powers in Islamabad, CNN reported, citing a

BEIRUT, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Two journalists were killed in an airstrike in southern Lebanon on Saturday, while Israel’s military said one of them, Al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib, had been targeted over alleged links to Hezbollah. Israel did not provide evidence for the claim. Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV said Shoeib was killed in the strike, while Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen TV said its reporter Fatima Ftouni was also killed in the same attack. The Isr

ABU DHABI, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – UAE air defence systems on Saturday engaged 20 ballistic missiles and 37 unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Iran. Since the start of the Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have engaged 398 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,872 unmanned aerial vehicles. The attacks resulted in the deaths of two members of the armed forces while performing their duty, a Moroccan civilian contracted by the armed forces, and e

WAM ABU DHABI, March 28, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed regional security developments on Saturday amid ongoing military escalation and its implications for regional and international peace and security, as well as international navigation and the global economy. The talks took place during a meeting in Abu Dhabi, where Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed received Zel

ANKARA, March 27, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that he would meet with his Saudi, Egyptian and Pakistani counterparts in Pakistan over the weekend to discuss the war in Iran. Speaking in an interview with private broadcaster A Haber, Fidan said telephone diplomacy was continuing and described the current period as difficult and painful. He also said Turkey was working to prevent mistrust from deepening between Iran an

PARIS, March 27, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Israeli strikes had hit two of the country’s largest steel factories, a power plant and nuclear sites, among other infrastructure targeted earlier in the day. In a post on X, Araghchi said Israel claimed it had acted in coordination with the United States and said the attack contradicted President Donald Trump’s extended deadline for diplomacy. “Israel claims it ac

UNITED NATIONS, March 27, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been in contact with Iran’s foreign minister and the U.S. ambassador over a new task force aimed at ensuring food, fertilizer and humanitarian aid can move through the Strait of Hormuz without disruption, the United Nations said on Friday. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Guterres had also spoken with the foreign ministers of Egypt and Pakistan, as well as Bahrain’s

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein WASHINGTON, March 27, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal aimed at ending the war in the Middle East is expected on Friday, according to a source briefed on the matter. U.S. President Donald Trump and senior White House officials have been told through interlocutors to expect an Iranian counter-prop