Key political developments across the Arab world and beyond.
Jordan's King Abdullah II held a phone call on Monday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in which he condemned the attacks that targeted Saudi Arabia. The king offered condolences to the victims and said Jordan backs the measures Riyadh is taking to protect its security, according to CNN Arabic.
Twenty-nine countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, have condemned hostile activities attributed to Iran following the incident at Britain's RAF Fairford air base. They endorsed London's attribution of the incident to Tehran and pledged to pursue those responsible. Iran's Foreign Ministry rejected the accusation on Monday evening, calling it a despicable plot and a fabrication, according to RT Arabic.
The Saudi-led military coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi group, also known as Ansar Allah, over Al-Kharj governorate. The announcement came hours after the coalition reported that a projectile had fallen near King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, in the kingdom's east. Sky News Arabia quoted Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki as saying the missile was launched toward Riyadh.
Federal authorities carried out a search warrant at the Washington-area home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, according to a Justice Department spokesperson and a source familiar with the matter who spoke to CNN. The network noted that President Donald Trump's administration has repeatedly criticized Omar. Fox News, citing sources and as relayed by Sky News Arabia, reported that the search is part of a criminal investigation involving immigration documents, a detail not confirmed in CNN's report.
Iran says it is still exchanging messages with the United States through intermediaries and is reviewing Washington's positions. The US, for its part, says it is widening Iran's financial and trade isolation, while Sky News Arabia describes a standoff caught between diplomacy, economic pressure and military preparations.
Yemeni government forces said they used drones to strike Houthi barracks and troop concentrations on the Marib fronts, as fighting intensified in the north. According to Al Jazeera, a coalition spokesman said a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward Riyadh was intercepted and destroyed. RT Arabic, citing a coalition statement issued Monday, reported two missiles aimed at Khamis Mushait, so the accounts differ on the number of missiles and their target.
Two successive attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday and Sunday killed 14 people and injured more than 300, some of them critically. BBC Arabic described the strikes as a sharp escalation in the frequency and intensity of attacks on Saudi territory. It attributed them to the Houthis and examined Riyadh's options for stopping them.
At least 139 migrants have died and 84 remain missing after an overcrowded boat sank off the coast of Djibouti late Thursday into Friday while heading to Yemen, the United Nations said on Sunday. BBC Arabic reported that the vessel was carrying about 350 people and capsized near the coastal town of Obock, and that children were among the dead.
Israel has authorized a US company working on behalf of the "Board of Peace" to enter the Gaza Strip in the coming days, Israel's public broadcaster reported on Sunday. The firm will survey the ground and map sites where Hamas could hand over its weapons ahead of their destruction. The reports describe the step as a pilot project and do not include any response from Hamas.
Saudi media outlets on Monday night released surveillance-camera footage showing pilgrims inside King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh during an attack attributed to the Houthis. According to the reports, 13 people were killed, and the clips show flames at the site.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi discussed regional developments and escalating tensions in a phone call on Sunday. Sky News Arabia reported that the call came from the Iranian side, while RT Arabic said the two also covered diplomatic efforts to contain the escalation. CNN Arabic noted that the call comes as Saudi Arabia faces strikes from the Houthi group, which it describes as backed by Tehran.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a truce in the energy sector, effective immediately, according to a post on his Truth Social platform. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded that he knew nothing about such a deal. No details on the terms or how the truce would be implemented were available.
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said Dammam airport in the kingdom's east was attacked on Sunday evening, hours after a new missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. According to the authority, the Riyadh attack killed one person and injured 11, with material damage, while the death toll from Saturday's attack has risen to 13.
Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki promised a firm response to an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which was attributed to the Houthi group. Al-Maliki described the assault on the airport as a terrorist act.
The spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen, Turki al-Maliki, announced that a projectile fell in the vicinity of King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, in eastern Saudi Arabia. The announcement was made in a coalition statement carried by CNN Arabic and RT Arabic. Further details on the nature or origin of the projectile have not yet been made clear.
The Saudi-led coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen said on Sunday that the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was a terrorist act amounting to a war crime. The attack killed at least 12 people and wounded hundreds, according to the report. The available material did not identify who carried it out.
US President Donald Trump called on Saturday for new leadership in Ukraine, accusing President Volodymyr Zelensky of not doing enough to end the war with Russia. Trump also demanded that Kyiv stop attacking Russian oil facilities, according to Sky News Arabia. CNN Arabic linked the remarks to a dispute over a diesel fuel deal between Washington and Moscow, while Al Jazeera reported that Zelensky attacked what he called the "diesel deal".
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, killed 12 people and wounded 309. The authority said the dead included 4 Saudi citizens and 8 people of other nationalities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the easing of restrictions on Russian oil product exports, commenting on what media outlets have called the "Russian diesel deal" between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelensky argued that letting Moscow sell these products amounts to investing in prolonging the war rather than ending it. RT Arabic, for its part, framed the energy agreement as a source of frustration for Zelensky.
The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government said late on Friday that it destroyed 136 military targets in areas controlled by the Houthi group. According to the coalition, the strikes are part of a broad operation aimed at the group's personnel and capabilities, including dismantling its missile network.
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