Saudi Arabia, Türkiye sign 3,000MW wind power deal at COP31
The second phase of a February pact brings power plants to be built jointly with Saudi Arabia in Türkiye to 5,000MW, as the COP31 hosts push electrification.
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Saudi air defences down Houthi missiles fired at Riyadh and the south
The Houthis claimed hits on Riyadh airport and Abqaiq, but Bahrain’s king landed at the same airport on Tuesday as Yemen’s army pressed an offensive on the ground.
Shrapnel damages Aramco building in Riyadh as Houthi missiles are shot down
Saudi Arabia says an Aramco administrative building in the capital was hit in an attempted attack, with no one hurt, as air defences destroyed four Houthi missiles fired at Riyadh and the south
Aramco profit jumps 34.5% to $36.25bn despite attacks and lower output
Higher oil prices and a joint venture exit lifted the Saudi oil giant’s earnings, even as the Iran war cut its output and its facilities came under fire.
Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi ballistic missile after strikes on Yemen’s Ras Isa port, as Houthis threaten Aramco
Civil defence alerts were issued and lifted across southern Saudi cities, while Houthi media say seven people were wounded in coalition strikes in Hodeidah province.
Huge fire at Dammam industrial complex after reported Yemeni strike, Iranian state media says
Saudi authorities have not commented on the claim about a strike in the kingdom’s oil-rich Eastern Province.
Saudi Arabia downs Houthi drone aimed at Makkah region as Pakistan condemns attacks at UN
The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed a Houthi drone heading for the Makkah region and a cruise missile aimed at western Saudi Arabia, as Pakistan told the UN it stands in complete solidarity with the kingdom.
Pakistan offers Saudi Arabia tax-free oil storage as a hedge against Hormuz and Red Sea risks
Pakistan has approved a tax-neutral bonded policy letting Saudi companies keep commercial oil reserves in the country, and the Saudi embassy has started same-day visas for Pakistanis.
Houthis claim six attacks on Saudi airports and oil sites days after Tehran talks
The group says it targeted Ras Tanura, Abqaiq, Rabigh and airports in Riyadh and Dammam; Saudi air defences intercepted two missiles over the capital, wounding one person with shrapnel.
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missile fired at Eastern Province, third attack in three days
Civil Defence issued an alert in the Eastern Province before the all-clear. Debris from earlier interceptions damaged property in Riyadh on Tuesday.
