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Saudi Arabia's energy minister on Monday said the country had been tested but would mount a "serious" response after a string of attacks on Riyadh's international airport by Yemen's Houthis…

By Timour AzhariRIYADH, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said it was facing a new barrage of incoming fire on Monday and that Riyadh airport would remain shut for now,…

By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel RosePARIS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Joseph Martin saw his hopes of becoming a far-right National Rally (RN) lawmaker derailed in 2024 after journalists unearthed a…

STOCKHOLM, Oct 12 (Reuters) - US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for "for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation", the Royal Swedish Academy of…

DUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Iran is still reviewing a US response to its proposal regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and will reply to Washington via intermediaries…

Oct 12 (Reuters) - The skies above the Saudi capital Riyadh were largely empty on Mondayafter deadly attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on the city's airport, with about 60% of…

By Sarah El Safty and Jana ChoukeirDUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Several top energy executives were dropped from the schedule of the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, as Saudi authorities…

CAIRO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike killed at least two Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said.The Israeli military said it targeted a militant…

CAIRO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike killed at least two Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said.The Israeli military said it targeted a militant…

ANKARA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia condemned attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants on Riyadh's international airport, saying they were a "dangerous escalation that cannot…