Middle East

Last update : 06 October 2026, Tuesday / 17:27

Asia

Protesters lie down outside Israeli embassy in Seoul

06 October 2026

Middle East

Houthi group claims missile strike on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group launched a ballistic missile that directly struck Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, warning international airlines to avoid the kingdom's airspace as cross-border hostilities enter a new phase.

06 October 2026

Middle East

UN Secretary-General Guterres arrives in Pakistan for official visit

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday for a three-day official visit during which he will meet Pakistan's civilian and military leadership to discuss disaster preparedness, review the UN mission monitoring the Kashmir ceasefire, and examine Islamabad's mediation efforts between Washington and Tehran.

06 October 2026

Middle East

Saudi-led coalition destroys ballistic missile depot in northwestern Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition announced on Tuesday that its forces destroyed a depot containing 20 ballistic missiles in Yemen's northwestern Saada province alongside a launch site in Sanaa, as tensions escalate following the collapse of a UN-brokered truce last year.

06 October 2026

Middle East

Israeli minister warns Egypt will lose Sinai if it attacks

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned on Monday that Egypt would lose the Sinai Peninsula if it attacked Israel, saying that the threat of territorial forfeiture serves as the only effective deterrent against potential aggression as Cairo prepares to commemorate the 1973 October War.

06 October 2026

Middle East

CIA warns Israel risks civil war, state collapse: Report

A classified CIA assessment warns that deepening political, economic and social fractures could put Israel at risk of civil war or state collapse, citing mounting military pressures, ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions and the prime minister's struggle to retain power ahead of the Oct. 27 election.

06 October 2026

Middle East

UN chief warns Gaza ceasefire has failed to deliver security

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the Gaza ceasefire has failed to provide stability or adequate humanitarian relief three years after the escalation began, urging all parties to fully implement obligations under the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict.

06 October 2026

Middle East

Russia finalizes $1B loan to Iran as ministries dispute spending

Moscow has finalized preparations to provide a $1 billion loan to Iran, though internal disagreements among Tehran's Planning and Budget Organization, Oil Ministry and Agriculture Ministry over spending allocation have delayed the transfer of bank account details required to release the funds, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.

06 October 2026

Middle East

Iran, Qatar interior ministers discuss missing pilots in Doha

Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said he held extensive talks with his Qatari counterpart in Doha regarding three Iranian pilots missing since March, as Tehran maintains they were detained by Qatari forces and Doha insists only one body was recovered with no evidence of the others.

06 October 2026

Middle East

Saudi Arabia reports three injured in Houthi airport attacks

The General Authority of Civil Aviation said Tuesday that three people sustained minor injuries when King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jazan and Najran International Airport came under attack, as the kingdom accused Yemen’s Houthis of targeting civilian infrastructure amid the latest wave of cross-border violence.

06 October 2026

Middle East

UK to expel 27 Israeli diplomats over Jerusalem consulate

The United Kingdom has warned Israel that it will remove 27 diplomats from the London embassy unless Tel Aviv reverses its decision to close the British Consulate General in occupied East Jerusalem, Israel's Ynet news website reported on Monday, marking a further escalation in bilateral tensions.

06 October 2026

America

US warns citizens in Saudi Arabia to stay 'vigilant' over attack risks

The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia on Monday urged American citizens to remain "vigilant" due to the risk of drone and missile attacks, citing the current security situation as Washington reaffirms its bilateral security commitments to Riyadh amid renewed military confrontations with Houthi forces in Yemen.

06 October 2026

Middle East

Houthis claim strikes on Saudi airports, Aramco refinery and military sites

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group launched ballistic missiles and drones against King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, an Aramco refinery in Rabigh, and military installations across southern Saudi Arabia, claiming the strikes were a direct response to dozens of Saudi airstrikes on Yemeni cities over the preceding 24 hours.

06 October 2026

Middle East

German chancellor voices 'cautious optimism' on Yemen gains

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday expressed cautious optimism over reports that Yemen's internationally recognized government had seized key territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, while acknowledging that Berlin faces mounting domestic pressure from soaring fuel costs linked to the ongoing Hormuz blockade.

06 October 2026

America

Second US carrier docks in Thailand after Iran war deployment

The nuclear-powered USS George HW Bush has arrived in Thailand for shore leave following six months supporting US military operations against Iran and enforcing a Middle East naval blockade, marking the second such carrier visit in just over a month.

05 October 2026

Middle East

Saudi Arabia condemns Houthi strikes on holy sites, vows defense

The Saudi Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned Houthi attacks targeting civilian facilities and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, accusing the group of choosing military escalation over diplomacy amid a new Yemeni offensive to reclaim Sanaa.

05 October 2026

Middle East

Saudi-led coalition hits Houthi positions in Yemen's Hodeidah

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced on Monday that its forces conducted a military operation against Houthi positions in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah, destroying weapons depots and naval mines while thwarting an alleged plot to attack commercial waterways in the southern Red Sea.

05 October 2026

Middle East

Saudi Arabia announces 'collective deterrence measures' against Houthi attacks

Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman announced on Monday that the Strategic Political and Defense Committee of the Mecca Alliance — formed by Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan — has agreed to activate collective deterrence measures following emergency talks in response to recent Houthi attacks targeting the kingdom and its holy sites.

05 October 2026

Middle East

Mecca Alliance weighs Saudi defense support amid Yemen tensions

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the Mecca Defense Alliance examined both military assistance options and diplomatic pathways to ease regional tensions, as the bloc formed by Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan appointed Pakistan's Nauman Mahmood as its first secretary-general during talks in Istanbul.

05 October 2026

Asia

Mecca Alliance agrees to immediate collective defense deployment

Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan agreed Monday to immediately implement collective defense commitments and fast-track military deployments to the Kingdom, appointing a retired Pakistani general as the alliance's first secretary-general during emergency talks in Riyadh.

05 October 2026

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