Third aircraft carrier and Hegseth visit: analyst fears fresh strikes on Iran
Reports of a growing US military presence in the Middle East, the US defence secretary’s visit to Israel and the evacuation of people from some diplomatic facilities and military bases in the region have fuelled fresh fears of conflict. According…
Saudi civil defence issues ‘potential danger’ alert for Makkah province and Jeddah without giving a reason, tells residents to move to safety
Dhaka, 24 October 2026 (BSS): Saudi Arabia’s civil defence agency on Friday issued a ‘potential danger’ alert for Makkah province, where the holy city of Makkah is located, ordering residents to ‘move to the nearest safe…
‘Trump will have to take this dream to his grave’: Iran’s armed forces chief of staff vows to bar US military ships from Persian Gulf
US President Donald Trump will have to go to his grave with the dream of sending his country’s military ships into the Persian Gulf, Iran’s armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi said on Saturday. Tehran declared that US military ships…
Most executions for drug cases: Saudi Arabia executed 2,084 in 12.5 years, nearly 100 in six months this year
At least 96 people were executed in Saudi Arabia between 1 January and 22 June this year, that is, in the first six months alone, according to the human rights organisation Amnesty International. Of these, 61 were carried out solely on charges of…
British Typhoons to guard Saudi skies, with transport aircraft and military advisers
The United Kingdom is to deploy Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia’s cities and important infrastructure from air attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. A government statement released on Tuesday (20…
OIC meeting in Baghdad: Araghchi wants an active role for the body in settling disputes in the Islamic world
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called for an active role for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in tackling the various crises of the Islamic world and resolving the differences that exist among its countries. He expressed…
Emirati royal family member pleads guilty to child neglect, gets two-year community order
Al Nahyan is the influential royal family of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mahra Al Nahyan, a member of this family, has come into the spotlight over a drug-related incident in the United Kingdom. It has been learnt from an…
Two Bangladeshis executed in Makkah over ‘immoral act’ inside mosque
Saudi authorities have beheaded two Bangladeshi nationals convicted of committing an "immoral act" inside a mosque in Makkah.
IRGC claims supertanker hit in Hormuz and set on fire; vessel was crossing with its signal switched off
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that a ship caught fire after it was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. News outlet Al Arabiya reported the attack on this strategically important waterway for global energy transport.…
Saudi-led coalition claims it intercepted three ballistic missiles, Houthis say 85 soldiers including 47 Pakistanis captured
The Houthis have claimed that they captured 85 soldiers of the Saudi-led coalition after clashes around the Bab al-Mandab Strait. According to the group’s military spokesman Yahya Saree, 47 of the captured soldiers are Pakistani. Meanwhile, the…