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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz gives a virtual speech during an opening session of the 15th annual G20 Leaders' Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 21 November 2020. Photo: Reuters/File Photo

Saudi King Salman condemns Houthis as 'terrorist militia' in rare statement

King Salman praised the armed forces and security services for defending the country.

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Iran ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockade

Smoke rises as Houthi fighters attack Saudi-backed forces in Yemen’s Al Jawf governorate, in a screengrab from a video released by Houthi Military Media on 15 September 2026. Photo: Houthi Military Media/Reuters

6 killed, 8 wounded in Saudi airstrikes on Yemen's port city Mocha: Houthi media

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian. Photo: Collected

Iran president vows to 'firmly defend' country's positions at UN

Iran-aligned Houthi fighters pose next to a destroyed vehicle following what the source described as an attack on Saudi-backed forces in the location given by the source as al Jawf governorate, Yemen, in this screengrab taken from a video released by Houthi Military Media on September 15, 2026. Photo: HOUTHI MILITARY MEDIA/Handout via REUTERS

G7 foreign ministers call on Iran to stop arming Houthis

The opening of the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024. Photo: The Red Sea International Film Festival

Red Sea International Film Festival postponed to fourth quarter of 2027 due to ongoing conflict

People drive near a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump on a building in Tehran, Iran, September 16, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US, Israel must accept withdrawal from region: Iran's Revolutionary Guards

Palestinian students attend the first day of the new school year at an UNRWA school in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, on 19 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Gaza students return to in-person schooling for first time in three years

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Trump says wiping Iran out among options, open to meet Pezeshkian in NY

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, 31 August, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Vessels trickle through Strait of Hormuz as Middle East conflict persists

A satellite image shows smoke coming out of an oil facility, as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they targeted a number of sensitive crude oil supply and transport sites, according to a statement by the group's military spokesperson Yahya Sare, in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia July 27, 2026. Photo: Courtesy European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi Arabia is running out of options to export oil. What does that mean for global energy?

"Nir," on Monday. "The feeling was that something was broken, everyone had become cynical about death." Photo: Hadas Parush

Former IDF drone operator speaks out on Gaza operations

Steam rises from chimneys of an oil refinery in Gdansk, northern Poland, on 3 February 2026. Photo: AFP

Saudi Arabia cancels October oil shipments to European refineries