Key political developments across the Arab world and beyond.
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.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said on Friday that it targeted a ship carrying liquefied petroleum gas in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency. The Guard's naval force blamed the US military for rising tensions and incidents affecting shipping in the area, and said American deception of shipping companies was behind them, Al Jazeera reported. It also threatened to widen its targeting. The available reports give no details on the crew's condition or on who operates the vessel.
UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said on Friday that an investigation into Flydubai flight FZ1073, which was traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv on 30 September 2026, found that the first officer, an Omani national, had begun carrying out a premeditated terrorist plot. According to prosecutors, the plan was to take control of the aircraft and use it in a suicide attack on the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport. BBC Arabic, citing the UAE-led inquiry, reported that the suspect drew inspiration from the 9/11 attacks in the United States.
Three Saudis were reportedly killed in attacks on Riyadh airport, where an aircraft was damaged and flights were disrupted. The attacks come as strikes by the Ansar Allah group on Saudi Arabia escalate. There were also reports of an explosion near Aden airport, while military support for Riyadh is under discussion and fighting and displacement continue in Yemen.
Miami hosts talks on Friday between envoys of US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian officials on new proposals to end the war with Russia. Axios, citing a US source, reported that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will represent Washington. The meeting comes as efforts continue to bring European parties into the diplomatic push.
The US military has drawn up options for resuming large-scale combat operations against Iran at President Donald Trump's direction, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The plan centers on an intensive three-day campaign. Officials cited in the report warned that Iran has become a harder adversary to confront.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeted Saudi airports for a third consecutive day, CNN Arabic reported. Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi warned Saudi Arabia to prepare for what he called a "long-term conflict." The available report gave no details on damage or on Riyadh's response.
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington is holding what he described as productive talks with Iran. He added that he has no plans to launch a military strike on the country before the congressional midterm elections on November 3. The reports gave no details on the substance of the talks or who is taking part.
Saudi authorities said on Thursday that debris from a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis, and intercepted by air defenses over Riyadh, damaged a kindergarten and a medical clinic complex. The group, also known as Ansar Allah, said it targeted King Khalid International Airport twice within hours, and reports spoke of damaged aircraft. Riyadh has not confirmed the damage the group says it caused at the airport.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty spoke by phone on Thursday with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, to discuss regional developments and the attacks that targeted Abha and King Khalid airports in Saudi Arabia. Cairo expressed strong condemnation of the attacks. Al-Azhar also condemned them, and RT Arabic reported that they caused deaths and injuries among civilians.
President Donald Trump said he does not plan to attack Iran before the midterm elections and described the ongoing talks with Tehran as productive. Washington also imposed sanctions on 17 vessels carrying Iranian oil. An Iranian official did not rule out a preemptive strike on Israel, as efforts continue to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations authority said on Wednesday that an oil tanker was hit by a projectile off the coast of Qatar. Reports indicated there were casualties, but the available information gives no figures and does not identify who was responsible.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday rejected a claim by a general in Iran's Revolutionary Guard that the Strait of Hormuz had been closed. It said shipping through the waterway was continuing under the control of Washington and its regional partners, according to RT Arabic.
The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government announced strikes on what it called Houthi military targets across several Yemeni governorates. According to Russian media reports, the coalition said the operation destroyed dozens of targets in response to attacks on Saudi territory. In its statement, it said assaults on civilians would not go unanswered.
Saudi authorities said on Wednesday evening that three people were killed and 36 others wounded in attacks on Abha airport and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The authorities did not say who carried out the attacks.
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