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Saudi airports hit in strikes: Houthi missiles injure 3, damage facilities

Airports in Saudi Arabia's Jazan and Najran were targeted in two attacks on Monday evening, injuring three people and causing limited damage, according to the kingdom's aviation authority, as tensions with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels escalated.

The Times of India · Oct 6

India assures 'full support and assistance' to its nationals injured in recent incidents in Saudi Arabia

The Indian Consulate in Jeddah offered full support to nationals injured in recent Jazan incidents. Consul General Fahad Suri visited the affected individuals at Dr Soliman Fakeeh Hospital. These nationals are receiving medical treatment after suffering injuries in the coastal city. The consulate remains in close contact with hospital authorities…

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Oil steadies near one-week highs as US-Iran peace deal hopes dim

Oil prices maintained their position on Tuesday as hopes for a US-Iran deal faded, hampered by President Trump's stringent demands that are complicating operations in the Strait of Hormuz. The restart of Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery has been pushed back due to recent Houthi assaults, leading to constrained energy flows…

The Economic Times · Aug 11

Saudi Heritage Commission Includes 190 New Antiquities Sites in National Register

The Saudi Heritage Commission approved the registration and documentation of 190 new archaeological sites in the national register of Antiquities. There are now 8,788 such locations in the national register across the country, representing a national legacy that reflects the historical richness of the Kingdom. Asir region has the largest…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 11, 2023

Saudi Arabia Has Potential to Lead Global Coffee Industry Trade

The International Forum for the Sustainability of Saudi Coffee highlighted the Kingdom’s potentials to be a global hub for the trade and manufacture of coffee. The forum, which concluded on Sunday, was organized by the Ministry of Culture in the southern city of Jazan with the participation of local and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022

Saudi Experts Suggest Int’l Production Center Focusing on Coffee as a National Wealth

Saudi Arabia needs to focus on the quality of production and agriculture of coffee beans and increase its research if it wants to compete in the global market, concluded an international gathering. Under the patronage of Governor of Jazan Prince Mohammad bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, organized by the Ministry of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 2, 2022

Discoveries from the Roman Era Made in Saudi Arabia's Farasan Island

Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission on Thursday announced new discoveries at archaeological sites at Farasan Islands located around 40 kilometers away from Jazan city. Excavations by a joint Saudi-French team in cooperation with the University of Paris 1 ended with the discovery of several architectural structures and artifacts dating back to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 5, 2022

Saudi Crown Prince Inaugurates 2nd Phase of Historic Mosques Development Project

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, inaugurated on Tuesday the second phase of Prince Mohammed bin Salman project to develop historic mosques. The project aims to rehabilitate and restore 130 historical mosques throughout the Kingdom. The second phase of the project covers 30 mosques:…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 13, 2022

Saudi air defences destroy ballistic rocket, explosive-laden drone - state media

Saudi air defences destroyed a ballistic rocket launched towards the port city of Jazan and an explosive-laden drone launched towards Najran, near the Yemen border, Saudi state media SPA said on Friday.

Reuters · Mar 25, 2022

Arab Coalition Foils Houthi Plan to Target Oil Tankers in the Red Sea

The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen destroyed two explosive-laden Houthi boats on Wednesday thwarting an attack on giant oil tankers in the Red Sea. The coalition said the attempt to launch the two boats was prepared from the Hodeidah governorate, and that the Houthi militia is escalating its hostile…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 24, 2022