Saudi Arabia issued civil defence alerts for Mecca, Jeddah, Yanbu, Tabuk and Taif, warning of potential danger and urging residents to follow official safety instructions.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that a meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and Gulf states scheduled to be held on the same day in Oman was postponed at Saudi Arabia's request.
Brent crude jumped above $107 a barrel on Monday as escalating Middle East tensions and concerns over disruptions to global energy supplies pushed oil prices higher.
It was but a fleeting moment of belief for Pakistan that it could successfully guide the United States and Iran towards the negotiating table for an end to the war in West Asia despite its strategic commitments in the region that go against Tehran’s interests. Pakistan stood at the centre of two seemingly contradictory roles:.
Yemen's Houthi group on Monday accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out airstrikes and cruise missile attacks across several provinces of the war-ravaged country, as an escalating battle with government forces spread to multiple fronts.
The government of Bangladesh should ensure that remarks made by ministers on foreign policy matters convey the official position of the State, rather than the personal perspectives of the individual concerned. Bangladesh’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Humaiun Kobir, said the country has expressed interest in joining the Mecca agreement involving Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi.
The contradictions underpinning the Mecca Agreement involving Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey could hardly be more glaring. With no shared values, common interests or even a unified threat perception, and no common adversary to bind them, the trilateral pact faces the fundamental question of what will ultimately hold it together. The Iran war is changing.
The Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said that at least 16 Bangladeshi nationals were killed in a fire at a sofa factory in the Musa Sanaiya area of Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, while expressing deep grief over the deaths and conveying condolences to the families of the victims.
Yemen's Houthi group claimed it launched a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan. Saudi Arabia confirmed a fire at one facility but did not specify its cause.
Yemen's Houthis are behind the attack on a gas facility in Saudi Arabia's Jubail region, Israeli media reported, after reports emerged of an explosion and fire at an industrial facility in the kingdom's eastern region.
