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Friday 23 October 2026
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Saudi aviation authorities said a Saudi citizen and an Indian resident were killed and eight people injured at King Fahd International Airport. The energy ministry said debris from an intercepted drone killed two workers at the Shaybah oil field.
Oil prices rose as much as 4% on Thursday after Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia and Iranian statements about strikes on vessels, while spot gold fell to its lowest level since 14 October.
Speaking at the Global Security Forum in Doha, Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy, said the oil-for-security bargain was "transitioning" and that US ground fighting on Saudi Arabia's behalf against the Houthis would be "fruitless".
Oil prices fell back on Tuesday after Brent reached US$111.99 a barrel amid Houthi claims of attacks on Saudi energy sites, Reuters reported.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said RAF Typhoon jets would conduct defensive air operations over Saudi Arabia but would not strike targets in Yemen. Saudi forces said they intercepted a Houthi missile and a drone aimed at Riyadh on Tuesday.
Saudi civil defence said a Houthi projectile hit a residential area of Najran. The Saudi-led coalition blamed a technical fault for a helicopter crash that the Houthis say they caused, and Egypt's parliament delayed a vote on military support for Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Aramco led Riyadh higher on Sunday, while indexes in Qatar, Egypt and most other Middle East markets that traded closed lower.
Riyadh residents received a phone alert about a 'hostile aerial threat'. The US Embassy urged Americans to take extreme caution at Saudi airports.
