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Saudi Arabia’s main shipping firm Bahri reported a 10-fold jump in third-quarter profit as its oil tanker business benefited from surging freight rates amid the Iran war bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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▪️ISRAEL ELECTION UPDATE: With 51.8% of votes counted, Netanyahu’s bloc is projected to win 55 seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. Opposition parties are projected to win 65 seats, including 16 for Palestinian parties, according to Haaretz. The figures could shift significantly as counting continues. Exit polls from three main television networks projected around 50 seats for Netanyahu’s bloc and 18-19 for the Palestinian parties.
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🗳️Exit polls: Netanyahu opponents projected to win 70 seats, including 17 for Arab parties; PM's block projected to win 50
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Exclusive: A group of 21 news publishers, including companies owned by billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, has challenged India's privacy law in court, arguing it would trample investigative work and let New Delhi identify journalists' sources reut.rs/4zd2S0M
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Top security officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey are set to meet Iran’s leaders on Monday in an effort to defuse tensions and breathe new life into talks aimed at preventing a broader war in the Middle East bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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.@StateDept updated 13 travel advisories throughout the Middle East to "reflect an increase in potential armed attacks by the Iranian-supported Houthis and Iranian efforts to target U.S. government officials in the region." A State Department Official adds that "The possibility of regional effects [of Houthi attacks], including the potential for flight disruptions, makes a region-wide advisory update important and prudent." The Official also notes ongoing warnings about Iranian drones and missiles, and says "We have consistently messaged to Americans on the threat from Iran and will continue to do so." travel.state.gov/en/internat…
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Saudi forces launched deadly airstrikes on Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa city and its surrounding governorate on Saturday, media associated with the Iran-backed group said, while also reporting around 20 strikes on Mocha. Read more: u.afp.com/SyZz
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Aramco staff at the firm’s headquarters in Dhahran were ordered to evacuate the HQ and WFH this morning
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UPDATE: Lana Nusseibeh, senior UAE diplomat, enters race for next UN Secretary General. If elected, she’d be - first woman - first of Palestinian descent - second Arab in position. More al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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#BREAKING US embassy staff and families ordered to leave Saudi Arabia, with families of embassy staff in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain also ordered to leave, diplomatic source tells AFP
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🚨 Saudi Arabia to postpone in-person #FII10 after Houthi attacks
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Here is it.. @TheNationalNews full interview with flydubai doctor Smit Machchhar, with never-before told details of the 30 September foiled attack youtu.be/1MsLWFqaJmk?si=GR42…
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GENEVA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Hospitals across Yemen are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in war casualties, while intensified fighting along multiple front lines has cut off aid to around 800,000 people, humanitarian agencies said on Wednesday. Front-line hospitals in areas including Marib, Taiz and Yemen's Red Sea coast are seeing unprecedented numbers of weapon-wounded patients, with some facilities admitting more than 700 casualties in a single week, according to the Red Cross.
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A series of attacks across Saudi Arabia is currently underway, with the Saudi military saying it’s intercepting missiles over the country. The cities of Dammam, Dhahran, and Haradh were among those targeted. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/tklt5h
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As a Palestinian family tries to reach their home in the West Bank, young Israeli settlers known as Hilltop Youth confront them. One settler headbutts Palestinian local Hassan Faraj in the face. Another blow fractures his nose. Editor's note: In compliance with Israeli law, 60 Minutes is obscuring the faces of underage participants in these actions. cbsn.ws/4ybFbox
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NEW STRIKE AT RIYADH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TERMINAL 4, WITH UNKNOWN PROJECTILE, SAUDI-LED COALITION SAYS AUTHORITIES DEALING WITH FIRE THERE
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The Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked an international airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Saturday, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 50, according to three officials briefed on the strike. nytimes.com/2026/10/10/world…
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🚨Eyewitnesses say they saw many people wounded in the blast.
Riyadh airport blast so far: - Dozens of ambulances rushing to scene - Travelers evacuated - Eyewitness reports loud boom, people fleeing - Flights diverted - Helicopter often used as air ambulance seen at airport If a new Houthi attack, its the third in less than a week. Four people already killed in those incidents, commercial jet heavily damaged Story here with rolling updates: reuters.com/world/middle-eas…
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LOUD BLAST HEARD AT RIYADH AIRPORT - EYEWITNESS, PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER No immediate comment from Saudi authorities on any incident at the airport
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