Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles targeting Riyadh and Eastern Province
Saudi Arabia said its air defences destroyed multiple missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi movement, in an escalation that reached the capital Riyadh and the Eastern Province. The Saudi-led coalition said the projectiles were intercepted on Sunday, with officials describing the incident as a series of ballistic and cruise missile attacks. The reported strikes come as fighting intensifies in Yemen and cross-border attacks continue to shape the conflict.Major-General Turki al-Maliki, the coalition's spokesperson, said three ballistic missiles were destroyed, including two launched towards Riyadh. He later said two cruise missiles were also intercepted in Riyadh and the southern region. In a... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Nov 2026 08:29 LONDON
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Yemen fighting intensifies as Houthi authorities say death toll from Sanaa province strikes rises to 33
Houthi authorities in Yemen say the death toll from strikes on Al-Shariya village in Sanaa province has risen to 33, with 39 people injured. The village is east of the capital, Sanaa, and the latest figures were given as recovery work continued at the site. The reports describe the attack as one of the deadliest incidents since fighting resumed between the Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.Houthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi said in a post on X that the dead included 12 men, 8 women and 13 children. He said the injured included 16 men, 10 women and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Nov 2026 01:59 LONDON
Asian Cup 2027 in Saudi Arabia postponed until December amid regional security concerns
The Asian Football Confederation has postponed the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia, moving the tournament from January to December 2027 because of regional conflict and disruption linked to attacks on the host country. The 24-team competition, which had been due to begin in Riyadh on 7 January 2027, will now start on 23 December 2027 and finish on 21 January 2028. The decision affects one of Asia's biggest football tournaments and comes after weeks of uncertainty over whether the event could proceed as planned.The AFC said the change followed extensive discussions with the Local Organising Committee for the AFC... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Nov 2026 08:02 LONDON
The Great Uncoupling: Abu Dhabi’s Sovereign Gambit
The UAE’s decision to cut ties with OPEC is far more than a mere adjustment of energy policy, for it functions as a political telegram written in barrels and sent directly to the heart of the global order. For nearly six decades, Abu Dhabi operated within the rigid architecture of producer discipline, where it accepted the rituals of quotas, the formality of communiqués, and the heavy burden of collective restraint. It played the long game of oil diplomacy with a patient hand, balancing its own massive national ambitions against the gravity of cartel discipline and the delicate logic of Gulf... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 30 Apr 2026 09:50 LONDON
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The Mirage of the Umbrella: The Shifting Sands of the U.S.-Israel-GCC Alliance
As I sat in a recent debate at the historic Carlton Club in London, listening to Faisal Abbas, the Editor-in-Chief of Arab News, I felt a tangible shift in the room, not because a new fact had been revealed, but because an old illusion had finally lost its last breath. The old-world order has not merely changed, it has evaporated, leaving the Gulf to realize it is no longer watching a distant fire from the safety of marble towers and air-conditioned ministries, but is instead standing directly inside the smoke. The GCC today is caught in a lethal crossfire between... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 29 Apr 2026 21:40 LONDON
