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ABU DHABI, March 23, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Relevant authorities in Abu Dhabi responded to an incident involving debris falling in the Al Shawamekh area following the successful interception of a ballistic missile by air defence systems. The missile was intercepted before impact, with debris falling in a residential area of Al Shawamekh. The incident resulted in a minor injury to an Indian national. The information was confirmed by the Abu Dhabi Media Office.

SPA JEDDAH, March 23, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron. During the call, they reviewed the latest developments in the region and their implications across various fronts. President Macron expressed France’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia and condemned the repeated Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom. He also reaff

SPA RIYADH, March 22, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said on Sunday that seven drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Eastern Region. Major General Turki Al-Malki, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, said the drones were neutralized as part of ongoing defense measures. No further details were provided.

British Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed looks on, as he speaks to the press, on the first day of Britain's Labour Party's annual conference, in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble RIYADH, March 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - British cabinet minister Steve Reed said on Sunday there was no evidence to support claims that Iran was planning to strike Europe with ballistic missiles or had the capability to do so

RIYADH, March 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - UAE air defences intercepted four ballistic missiles and 25 drones launched from Iran on Sunday, the Ministry of Defence said. Since the start of what the ministry described as Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have intercepted 345 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,773 drones. The attacks have killed two members of the armed forces while performing their national duty, as well as six other people of Pakistani, Nepali,

RIYADH, March 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran warned early on Sunday that any attack on its fuel and energy facilities would trigger strikes on U.S. and Israeli energy and infrastructure assets in the region, according to a statement carried by Iranian state media and semiofficial outlets citing a military spokesperson. “If Iran’s fuel and energy infrastructure is attacked by the enemy, all energy and information technology infrastructure and desalination plants belong

WASHINGTON, March 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States would strike Iranian power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. “If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post

RIYADH, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia has declared the Iranian military attaché and assistant attaché, along with three embassy staff members, persona non grata and ordered them to leave the Kingdom within 24 hours, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The decision comes amid continued Iranian attacks targeting Saudi Arabia and other Gulf and regional countries, the ministry said in a statement. Saudi Arabia condemned the attacks as violations o

File photo of Diego Garcia. site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from Britain in 1966. Reuters RIYADH, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran targeted Diego Garcia Island with a two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile, Israel’s military said on Saturday. The missile uses two rocket stages, with one enabling it to reach space and the other propelling it toward its target, with a range of up to 4,000 kilometers (2

SPA RIYADH, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed four drones targeting the Eastern Region in multiple incidents on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense said. Major General Turki Al-Maliki, the ministry’s official spokesperson, said the drones were neutralized without any resulting damage.

A satellite image shows damage to Natanz Nuclear Facility in Iran, on March 2. Vantor/Reuters Riyadh, March 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iranian state media reported on Saturday that the Natanz site was struck again, despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying last summer that key Iranian nuclear sites, including the Natanz facility, had been “totally obliterated.” The report said the renewed strike raised questions over why the site remains a target after the June 2025 w

SPA Riyadh, March 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Jeddah on Saturday. The meeting reviewed regional developments, with particular focus on the repercussions of the military escalation in the Middle East and its impact on the security and stability of the region and the world, as well as coordination of efforts in this regard. T

Riyadh, March 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is raising food supply risks across the Gulf region, threatening a waterway that serves as a critical route not only for global energy flows but also for imports relied on by more than 100 million people. Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers moving through the strait carry around 20% of the world’s supply, but for Gulf states the passage is also a key route for food shipments and other essenti

LONDON, March 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - A group of countries including the United Arab Emirates, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Canada, Romania and Bahrain condemned recent Iranian attacks on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf and called for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a joint statement issued on Saturday. The statement also condemned attacks on civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas installations, and described Iranian action

Riyadh, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran warned the United Arab Emirates it would strike the port city of Ras Al Khaimah if its islands in the Gulf continue to come under attack. “We warn the United Arab Emirates that in the event of any renewed aggression originating from that country against the Iranian islands of Abu Musa and Greater Tunb in the Persian Gulf, Iran’s powerful armed forces will subject Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE to heavy strikes,” a spokespe

Washington, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump added a fifth objective for the Iran war, after his administration had maintained for weeks that its four objectives remained “unchanged, unambiguous, and consistent” since the operation began. The four objectives had been to block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon, stop it from arming proxy militant groups, destroy its navy and destroy its ballistic missile capacity. In a social media post on

President Donald Trump waves before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House after taking questions from the press on Friday. Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON, March 20, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States is considering winding down its military efforts in the Middle East, according to a social media post. Trump said the United States was close to meeting its objectives, including degrading Iran’s m

Riyadh, March 20, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not say whether he planned further military action against Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, when asked about the possibility of additional U.S. targeting of the island in the Gulf. Speaking as he left the White House, Trump said Kharg Island was under discussion but declined to say whether Washington would move ahead with any new operation. “I may have a plan I m

Riyadh, March 20, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Britain authorised the United States on Friday to use military bases in Britain for strikes on Iranian missile sites linked to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, after British ministers met to review the conflict with Iran and the disruption of shipping through the waterway. Downing Street confirmed that the UK-U.S. arrangement on collective self-defence in the region also covers American defensive action against th

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