https://sagire.online/topic/saudi-arabia/ Articles and notes where Saudi Arabia is a central actor. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:35:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/43fb7eb5/https://sagire.online/wire/43fb7eb5/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:22:00 -0300Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman witnessed the signing of several agreements, including a defense cooperation deal and more than US$ 403 million in loans for Syria’s energy, housing, health and infrastructure sectors. The two countries’ defense ministries signed the agreement on Wednesday, according to the official Saudi agency. The Saudi Fund for Development loans include US$ 100 million to rebuild and equip damaged healthcare facilities, US$ 60 million to repair damaged housing, US$ 105 million to strengthen civil defense, US$ 90 million to rehabilitate the Aleppo thermal power plant and US$ 30 million for drinking water systems in Damascus and Idlib. The defense agreement came days after Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said his government was weighing whether to join a mutual defense pact among Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan.SyriaSaudi ArabiaDefenseThe Gulf https://sagire.online/wire/dcc784df/https://sagire.online/wire/dcc784df/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:21:00 -0300Saudi-led coalition attacks over the past 24 hours reportedly killed around 20 people across Yemen, including in the provinces of al-Jawf, al-Bayda, Saada and Taiz, according to Houthi-affiliated media.YemenSaudi ArabiaHouthis https://sagire.online/wire/8a7823ac/https://sagire.online/wire/8a7823ac/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:25:00 -0300Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday with a delegation including the foreign, defense, finance and industry ministers and the head of the General Intelligence Directorate, on his second visit to the kingdom in weeks, after a trip to Riyadh on October 6. He and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman witnessed the signing of agreements covering military cooperation, energy and infrastructure, and the Syrian Foreign Ministry said the defense agreement was the most notable but gave no details. The package included a cooperation agreement between the two countries’ defense ministries. Syria is in negotiations to join the Makkah defense pact, and Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani said at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain that Damascus considers “security in the Gulf as part of its own.”SyriaSaudi ArabiaThe GulfDefense https://sagire.online/wire/e143b49c/https://sagire.online/wire/e143b49c/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:23:00 -0300Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced three operations inside Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning: the first with a drone against a radar facility on the Al-Qahmah Peninsula in the north of Jizan, in southern Saudi Arabia, the second with a ballistic missile against the Aqefa garrison in Najran, and the third against the border guard command and control building in Jizan, which resulted in deaths among Saudi soldiers and officers, according to the group.HouthisYemenSaudi ArabiaDronesConflict https://sagire.online/wire/d1177e4e/https://sagire.online/wire/d1177e4e/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:22:00 -0300Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group’s forces carried out a ballistic missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and that the target was hit, in a statement carried by the Houthi-controlled SABA news agency. Saree urged international airlines, their employees and passengers to avoid Saudi airspace. Saudi authorities had not confirmed the attack or any damage. In the early hours of Wednesday, Saudi Civil Defense issued a warning about a potential hazard in the Riyadh region and later declared it over, and the Indian embassy announced the death of an Indian citizen wounded in the October 10 attack on the airport.YemenHouthisSaudi ArabiaConflictAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/d5f368e5/https://sagire.online/wire/d5f368e5/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:22:00 -0300Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Riyadh on an official visit on Wednesday and met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Al-Yamamah Palace, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Ministers and senior officials from both countries attended the meeting. It is al-Sharaa’s sixth visit to Saudi Arabia since taking office in January 2025. The talks addressed bilateral relations and ways to develop and strengthen cooperation between the two countries in various fields.SyriaSaudi ArabiaDiplomacyMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/70be2468/https://sagire.online/wire/70be2468/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:22:00 -0300The Saudi-led coalition launched four air strikes on the city of al-Bayda in central Yemen, according to Houthi-affiliated media. Shelling was also reported in the Ghamr district of the Saada governorate.YemenSaudi ArabiaHouthisConflictMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/ee4bba07/https://sagire.online/wire/ee4bba07/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:21:00 -0300The United States embassy in Riyadh restated the warning about hostilities by the Iranian-supported Houthis against Saudi Arabia — including attacks on civilian airports and critical infrastructure, causing civilian casualties and severe travel disruption — and about the State Department order, in effect since October 23, 2026, for non-emergency employees and family members to leave the country, plus the requirement of special authorization from the chief of mission for American employees to use any airport in the kingdom after the recent missile and drone attacks.United StatesSaudi ArabiaHouthisYemen https://sagire.online/wire/2df773f7/https://sagire.online/wire/2df773f7/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:23:00 -0300The Saudi-led coalition said on Tuesday it had intercepted three drones targeting Saudi territory, one of them over the western Mecca region. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the group launched two attacks in the Asir region, targeting Abha International Airport with a drone and King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait with a ballistic missile. Two other drones, one in the Eastern Province and another heading toward the southern region, were intercepted and destroyed, according to coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki. The casualty and damage figures in the Houthi claims could not be independently verified.Saudi ArabiaHouthisYemen https://sagire.online/wire/bbfc3165/https://sagire.online/wire/bbfc3165/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:23:00 -0300The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis says it intercepted a drone in the Mecca region, home to Islam’s holiest city, while the Houthis reported 17 people killed in Yemen over two days, according to The Hindu. Saudi Arabia has accused the Houthis several times of targeting Mecca and Medina, accusations the group systematically rejects.Saudi ArabiaYemenHouthisDronesThe Gulf https://sagire.online/wire/97463edd/https://sagire.online/wire/97463edd/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:22:00 -0300The Houthis have launched multiple cross-border raids into Saudi Arabia in recent months, according to a Western official and an Arab official with direct knowledge of the raids. The raids are small in scale and have hit border posts in the kingdom’s rugged, mountainous southwest. The 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia has been postponed by almost a year, and the tournament is now scheduled from December 23, 2027, to January 21, 2028, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Tuesday. Yemen’s government army said it had carried out 1,208 military operations against Houthi positions and claimed to have “neutralized” around 370 commanders and militants.Saudi ArabiaYemenHouthisConflict https://sagire.online/wire/1c035958/https://sagire.online/wire/1c035958/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:22:00 -0300Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group’s armed forces carried out three operations in 48 hours, hitting Dammam airport in two phases with two drones. According to Saree, the operation disrupted air traffic at Dammam and a drone scored a direct hit on the early warning radar in Jizan. There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities regarding the attacks or the damage claimed by the Houthis.YemenSaudi ArabiaHouthisConflict https://sagire.online/wire/6e09693a/https://sagire.online/wire/6e09693a/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:22:00 -0300Aramco posted net profit of 135.9 billion riyals (about 32.3 billion euros) in the third quarter, compared with around 101 billion riyals (24 billion euros) in the same period a year earlier, a result that included a 25.9 billion riyal gain from selling its stake in the PRefChem joint venture to Malaysia’s Petronas, while the Iranian-backed Houthis have regularly attacked Saudi tankers, pipelines, storage facilities and refineries since hostilities resumed in July. Adjusted net income stood at US$ 31.2 billion, up from US$ 28.6 billion a year earlier, above the median analyst estimate of US$ 30.66 billion; downstream posted adjusted earnings before interest and taxes of US$ 10.3 billion, up 234% in a year on stronger refining margins, and the board approved a base dividend of US$ 21.9 billion, up 3.5% in a year. Chief executive Amin Nasser said geopolitical uncertainty and attacks on energy facilities kept amplifying the global supply crisis in the quarter, with serious implications for energy security.Saudi ArabiaEnergyOilHouthis https://sagire.online/wire/6d18f53b/https://sagire.online/wire/6d18f53b/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:22:00 -0300The 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia was postponed because of the conflict in the Middle East, in a decision justified by the exceptional circumstances in the region, with logistical complexities and travel disruptions, according to the AFC organizing committee. The tournament, scheduled for January 7 to February 5, 2027, moves to December 23, 2027 to January 21, 2028, and other events in the country were canceled, among them the Six Kings Slam tennis exhibition in Riyadh. In October, a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthis against Riyadh airport killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.Saudi ArabiaHouthisYemenMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/5ec00bf6/https://sagire.online/wire/5ec00bf6/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 02:23:00 -0300Talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia are ongoing, with the aim of reaching new regional security arrangements without foreign military involvement, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday in a post on X. Araqchi also said Iran harbors no hostility toward the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, according to Reuters, in a text republished by Devdiscourse.IranSaudi ArabiaDiplomacyThe GulfMiddle East