Coverage of events across the Middle East region.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels have claimed four military operations inside Saudi Arabia targeting the Ministry of Defense in Riyadh, King Fahd International Airport, an Aramco facility in Yanbu and Abha International Airport. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed four drones as attacks left people dead and injured.
Three people were killed and eight injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Separately, debris from an intercepted drone near Aramco’s Shaybah oil field killed two foreign workers and injured two others. Amid escalating attacks, the US has ordered non-emergency embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia.
Two foreign workers, a Filipino and a Nepali national, were killed and two others, a Pakistani and an Indian citizen, were injured after a drone targeting Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field was intercepted by Saudi air defenses on October 21. Saudi authorities said the incident did not affect oil production or operations.
Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israel’s war has killed 74,494 Palestinians and injured 175,604 since October 7, 2023. Despite the October 2025 ceasefire, 1,534 Palestinians have reportedly been killed and 5,486 injured, as continued violence and restrictions on supplies deepen the humanitarian crisis.
French President Emmanuel Macron met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh to express solidarity with Saudi Arabia amid escalating Houthi attacks. France has also deployed personnel and military equipment to Yanbu to help protect the kingdom’s critical oil infrastructure.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says overthrowing Iran’s government is the only way to eliminate the threat to Israel, claiming he has instructed the military, Mossad and other security agencies to pursue the objective.
The UAE has carried out its first reported drone strike against al-Shabaab militants in northern Somalia since November 2025, targeting fighters in Puntland’s mountainous Galgala area amid rising political tensions and uncertainty over international support for counterterrorism operations.
Türkiye, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia have signed the Badr Memorandum of Understanding in Doha to strengthen defence industry cooperation, expand military production and promote collaboration in technology, training, research and development amid rising regional security concerns.
Iran has ruled out transferring any enriched uranium abroad as Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir concludes his Tehran visit amid stalled negotiations with Washington. Iranian officials insist that the nuclear material is a national asset and that talks cannot resume until Tehran’s demands are addressed.
Israeli Airstrikes and Gunfire Kill Four Palestinians in Gaza, Including Teenager, Despite Ceasefire GAZA (Terror Monitor) — At least four Palestinians, including a 17-year-old boy and a married couple, were killed in Israeli airstrikes and separate shooting incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to medical officials, as violence continues despite a US-brokered ceasefire. The deaths were reported in Gaza City, the southern city of Khan Younis and the eastern Gaza City neighbourh
The UN says renewed fighting in Yemen has displaced more than 250,000 people, while at least 32 civilians, including 14 children and nine women, have been killed in Taiz governorate. UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned that the Iran-backed Houthis’ closure of a key route to Aden is blocking humanitarian aid and putting civilians at grave risk.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei in Tehran on Monday. Moscow reaffirmed its strategic partnership with Iran as both sides called for diplomatic solutions to regional tensions, including the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
