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Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Libya and Qatar suspend all planes from inside and outside of Sudan due to the ongoing conflicts and closure of several airports; airlines also fear attacks on their planes mainly in Khartoum.
2023-04-15

Lebanese voters head to the polls to elect a new session to Parliament. Preliminary counts show the Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies, who won in the previous election, losing seats while the Saudi-backed Lebanese Forces made gains.
2022-05-15

The Shia Islamist Houthis fire missiles at an ARAMCO facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
2022-03-20

UNICEF says that 10,000 children have been either killed or injured in Yemen since Saudi Arabia started bombing the country in 2015 in reaction to the Islamist Houthis' ousting of the government. This equates to an average of four children killed or injured every day since the start of the conflict.
2021-10-19

Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes a South Korean-flagged ship in the Persian Gulf over alleged oil pollution and environmental hazards. The ship was travelling from Saudi Arabia to the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.
2021-01-4

Supporters of the controversial Indonesian Islamic cleric Muhammad Rizieq Shihab clash with police during a demonstration in Jakarta, demanding immediate release of Shihab from police detention. Shihab was arrested last weekend for violations of health protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic after large gatherings occurred to celebrate his return to the country from self-exile in Saudi Arabia.
2020-12-18

The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs of Saudi Arabia announces that gender-segregated entrances are no longer mandatory for restaurants. This change is not considered compulsory however, and there are no announcements for similar changes to other public institutions.
2019-12-8

Houthis warn of worse attacks if Saudi Arabia continues its escalation and aggression in Yemen.
2019-06-23

Saudi Arabia withdraws its ambassador to Syria in protest at the violence.
2011-08-7

Saudi Arabia imposes a ban on all protests, after demonstrations in the east of the country.
2011-03-5