Rising Tensions in Saudi Arabia: Security Alerts, Military Aid, and Peace Talks Unfold

10/28/2026

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and conflict with the Iran-backed Houthis of Yemen have unsettled Saudi Arabia, a kingdom unused to conflicts playing out on home turf.

10/28/2026

The Saudis announced this week an initial agreement to store crude in Singapore’s rock caverns.

10/27/2026

Tensions in West Asia are rising, with Yemen’s Houthi rebels warning Egypt against providing military support to Saudi Arabia

10/27/2026

Riyadh has reportedly offered $1 billion to Yemen’s Houthi rebels in exchange for an end to attacks on Saudi oil facilities, airports and military sites, with Iran acting as mediator. The alleged...

10/28/2026

Missiles hit Yemen's Aden International Airport on Wednesday, just hours after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels warned people to evacuate the area.

10/27/2026

Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Tuesday claimed to have struck Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry in Riyadh and the country’s largest oil refinery at Ras Tanura, escalating hostilities between the...

10/27/2026

Explosions were heard in Riyadh earlier in the day, while a text alert warned residents to seek shelter.

10/27/2026

Houthis accused government forces of killing two people in a strike at a gas station near the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz, where fighting has been intensifying between the two sides

10/28/2026

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said ‌they had hit Saudi Arabia’s biggest oil refinery with a missile, intensifying their strikes against ‌the world’s second-largest crude producer

10/27/2026

Fresh Houthi attacks raise security concerns around Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure as Egypt authorises steps to support Riyadh

10/27/2026

Weeks of sporadic strikes by the Iran-backed Yemeni militants have claimed dozens of lives, curbed air travel in Riyadh, delayed showpiece events and effectively shut capital city's financial district