Brent crude tops $106 a barrel after Iran-aligned rebel group claims to have successfully attacked Aramco facilities.
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Saudi monarch’s rare condemnation hints at sense of urgency in the kingdom amid ramped-up attacks from Yemen.
Kahboub could help the Houthis consolidate control near one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
Renewed fighting could drive 10,000 across the Red Sea and displace more than 230,000 internally, UNHCR says.
Trump will meet with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman on the sidelines of UNGA.
Pakistani interior minister’s trip to Tehran is his sixth and comes as Islamabad, Doha seek to revive diplomacy with US.
Ministers demand an end to maritime shipping attacks and urge Iran to stop arming the Yemeni group.
Fighting intensifies as US media say Trump called off attacks against Houthis at the last minute on Sunday.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he has agreed to a request for ‘defensive’ air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets.
Yemeni group warns of further attacks on the kingdom.
Ankara expresses readiness to assist Riyadh as Houthi attacks escalate, testing a recent trilateral defence agreement.
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