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Friday, 28 August 2026
Saudi Arabia
Canadian crude emerges as alternative as Hormuz crisis disrupts Asian oil supplies29dSaudi Arabia seeks international coalition to protect Red Sea shipping as Houthis expand maritime blockade29dSaudi Arabia publicly joins US in striking Iran-backed militias in Iraq, marking new escalation29dHouthis seek Red Sea chokehold modelled on Iran's Strait of Hormuz strategy, Yemen warns31dHouthis claim downing of Saudi reconnaissance drone as Red Sea shipping slows to months-long low[Updated]31dPakistan warns Houthis that any attack on its ships is a 'red line'[Updated]33dSummerville joins Al-Hilal in €70 million move from relegated West Ham34dSaudi-led coalition strikes Houthi positions in Hodeidah as Yemen conflict reignites34dTrump approves historic nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia[Updated]35dHouthis declare maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, threatening Red Sea oil route[Updated]35dNetherlands raises travel warnings across Middle East amid escalating Iran-US conflict37dSaudi Arabia launches multiple-entry Umrah visa with one-year validity37dUS approves $1.96 billion weapons sale to Saudi Arabia amid rising regional tensions43dYemen's Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia after strikes on Sanaa airport44dEthiopia in diplomatic push to halt executions of 58 migrants on death row in Saudi Arabia45dHouthis claim strike on Saudi Abha airport in retaliation for attack on Sanaa airport45dPakistan backs Saudi Arabia at UN Security Council amid renewed Houthi missile attacks45dOPEC+ agrees to fifth consecutive monthly oil production increase as prices slide toward pre-war levels53dSaudi Arabia and Iraq oil investments signal regional stability efforts57dSaudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14 in eastern Saudi Arabia60d