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Missile Debris Kills One in Abu Dhabi as Iran Presses Gulf Attacks

Gulf A photograph shows Doha's skyline on March 10, 2026. (AFP)

Missile Debris Kills One in Abu Dhabi as Iran Presses Gulf Attacks

Falling debris from a missile intercept killed one person on Tuesday in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi and injured two medical staff in Kuwait, authorities…

Gulf Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al Sabah. (Saudi Interior Ministry)

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Stress Importance of Security Coordination, Integration

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz held telephone talks on Tuesday with Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi, Egyptian FMs Discuss Regional De-Escalation Efforts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received in Riyadh on Monday his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty for talks on bilateral…

Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in Jeddah in February. (SPA)

Mohammed bin Salman, Sisi Discuss Dangerous Regional Escalation

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received on Monday a telephone call from Egypt’s President Abdel…

Ibrahim Abou Zeid (Riyadh)
Gulf Spokesperson of the Saudi Ministry of Defense Major General Turki Al-Malki. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Downs Drones Fired at Eastern Region, al-Kharj

Spokesperson of the Saudi Ministry of Defense Major General Turki Al-Malki said on Monday that 15 drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Eastern Region. …


Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (Middle East)

Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with Counterparts from Bahrain, Japan, Pakistan

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held separate telephone talks on Monday with his counterpart from Bahrain, Dr…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf A smoke plume rises from a fire at Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 16, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Dubai Airport Gradually Resumes Flights after Drone Fire

Officials said Monday that Dubai International Airport has gradually resumed some flights after a "drone-related incident" sparked a fuel tank fire, forcing a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Gulf Qatar Airways announces the continued temporary suspension of its flights as airspace closures persist (dpa). 

Saudi Arabia Becomes Region’s Key Transit Hub as War Disrupts Gulf Airspace

As the war between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other enters its third week, mounting military tensions and disruptions to regional…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh) Ibrahim Abou Zeid
Gulf The Foreign Ministers of the GCC and the UK held an extraordinary meeting via videoconference last Thursday. Photo: Saudi Foreign Ministry

Joint Gulf-UK Statement Condemns Iran’s Attacks and Threats

The Gulf Cooperation Council and the United Kingdom have stressed that the security of the Gulf region are fundamental pillars of the global economy’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

Saudi Crown Prince, UAE President Say Iranian Attacks on GCC States Threaten Regional Security

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held a phone call with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Gulf The meeting clarified Saudi Arabia's position regarding current events and their developments (SPA)

Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with French, Indian Counterparts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held talks on Sunday with his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, and India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf Smoke rises above Dubai on March 13, 2026. (AFP)

Gulf Defenses Destroy 12 Ballistic Missiles, 50 Drones as 3 Soldiers Wounded in Kuwait

Defenses in the Gulf downed on Saturday 12 ballistic missiles and 50 drones fired at civilian locations and vital facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab…

Jubair Alansari (Riyadh)
Gulf Legal procedures have been taken and the detainees have been referred to the Public Prosecution. (BNA)

Bahrain Arrests 6 for Sympathizing with Iran Attacks

Bahrain announced on Saturday the arrest of six people for posting videos related to the effects of the Iranian attacks, expressing sympathy with it and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Manama)
Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (SPA)

Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Sultan of Oman on Death of Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, held a phone call on Saturday with Sultan Haitham bin Tarik…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf A general view shows the Dukan dam in Sulaimaniyah in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region on March 11, 2026. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)

UAE Condemns Attack on its Consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan

The UAE slammed the targeting of its consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan for the second time in a week, the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement Saturday. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Gulf Vehicles drive along a highway during a heavy rain in Kuwait City on March 12, 2026. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

Kuwait: Drones Cause Damage, Injuries Near US Base

Two drones targeted an airbase in Kuwait housing US military staff, injuring Kuwaiti personnel and causing damage, the defense ministry said on Saturday. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Kuwait City)
Gulf The Callisto tanker sits anchored in Port Sultan Qaboos as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Saudi Arabia Downs 60 Drones, Two Killed in Oman

Gulf air defenses continued on Friday to intercept Iranian missiles and drones in attacks that have persisted for two weeks, striking residential areas,…

Jubair Alansari (Riyadh)

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Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and French President Emmanuel Macron. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, France Stress Need for End to Threats to Regional, Int’l Security

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and French President Emmanuel Macron stressed on Friday the need for an end to…

Gulf Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, received the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Yvette Cooper. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Receives British Foreign Secretary

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Thursday the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Jeddah on Thursday (SPA)

Pakistan Reiterates Firm Support for Saudi Arabia

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman met in Jeddah on Thursday evening with Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, who…

Ibrahim Abou Zeid
Gulf Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye Affirm Solidarity to Safeguard Security and Stability

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and his Turkish counterpart Yaşar Güler reaffirmed their solidarity regarding measures taken…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf Official spokesman of the Saudi Defense Ministry Turki al-Malki. (SPA)

Saudi Defenses Destroy 45 Drones

Official spokesman of the Saudi Defense Ministry Turki al-Malki said on Friday that the Kingdom’s defenses intercepted and destroyed 28 drones after entering…

Gulf The Empty Quarter lies atop two of the world’s largest oil and gas fields (SPA)

Empty Quarter: Reservoir of Energy and Graveyard for Drones

Stretching across the southern Arabian Peninsula, the Empty Quarter desert spreads like an endless sea of sand. It covers three Saudi administrative regions…

Ghazi al-Harthi (Riyadh)
Gulf Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi Foreign Minister (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Foreign Minister Discusses Regional Escalation with Spanish Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call on Thursday from his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf Pakistan's Prime Minister arriving in Jeddah - SPA

Pakistani Prime Minister Arrives in Jeddah

Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and his accompanying delegation arrived in Jeddah on Thursday, SPA reported. At King Abdulaziz International…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf Workers inspect the damage at the Address Creek Harbour hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Fallen Debris in Dubai after Drone Interception

Dubai reported an attempted drone attack and fallen debris in two locations on Thursday. The Dubai government's media office reported "a minor incident…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Gulf A man fishes in the Gulf waters off Kuwait City on March 10, 2026. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

Kuwait Reports Material Damage after Drone Attack on Airport

Drone strikes caused damage at Kuwait's international airport, authorities said Thursday, after the facility came under fire again during Iran's attacks…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kuwait City)
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Saudi Arabia Intercepts Drones Headed to Shaybah Oil Field

Saudi Arabia intercepted drones headed towards the Shaybah oil field on Thursday, marking ⁠the third such incident reported on the same day. Spokesperson…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Gulf The Saudi flag with its great connotations that refer to unification, justice, strength, growth and prosperity (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Security Council Resolution Condemning Iran’s Attacks on the Gulf, Jordan

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2817, which was submitted by the Kingdom…

Asharq Al Awsat