Saudi Arabia — all stories
TRAVEL
UK warns against all but essential travel to Saudi Arabia
Travel insurance could be invalidated for anyone who travels against the advice, the government page says.
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DEFENCE & SECURITY
Riyadh airport attacked again a day after deadly strike
The Foreign Office has extended its warning against non-essential travel to cover every Saudi airport except Medina.
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DEFENCE & SECURITY
UAE: Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe in attempted ‘terrorist act’
Flydubai said it has temporarily suspended flights to Tel Aviv at the request of the authorities.
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DEFENCE & SECURITY
Netanyahu: Flydubai pilot stabbed co-pilot and tried to crash jet near Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said passengers and crew overpowered the attacker before the aircraft made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
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DEFENCE & SECURITY
Trump: Iran’s seven-day Hormuz deal ‘would not be acceptable’
Before speaking to reporters, the US president had posted on Truth Social an image of the strait labelled “Trump Strait”.
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DEFENCE & SECURITY
Burnham sends RAF aircraft to refuel Saudi jets
The refuelling agreement is “time-limited” and will be kept under review, Burnham said, without setting out how long the support would last.
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