Arab News

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Friday Oct. 16 at 6pm GMT. - Yemeni forces report 1,292 strikes on Houthis, more than 430 fighters eliminated - Saudi Arabia welcomes UN Security Council’s condemnation of Houthi attacks - Western security at stake in Yemen: Ex-PM - Qatar PM reiterates support for Lebanese army - UN says Gaza malnutrit...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Friday Oct. 16 at 6am GMT. - UN Security Council backs Saudi right to self-defense after deadly Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport - Houthis have launched 20 attacks on Riyadh airport since Oct. 1, coalition says - The supply chains and gaps in export controls that make it easier for the Houthis to build...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Thursday Oct. 15 at 6pm GMT.   - Houthis have launched 20 attacks on Riyadh airport since Oct. 1, coalition says - Saudi air defenses intercept cruise missile targeting Madinah - France started deploying military means in Saudi Arabia, Foreign Ministry says - Houthi missile attack on Aden presidential...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Thursday Oct. 15 at 6am GMT.  - Houthis will become ‘undefeatable monsters’ if given time, Yemeni foreign minister warns - Sudan’s defense minister condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia as ‘barbaric criminal acts’ - Yemen’s army carries out 2,309 precision strikes, kills 1,250 Houthis - How Yemen’s H...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Wednesday Oct. 14 at 6pm GMT.   - Sudan’s defense minister condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia as ‘barbaric criminal acts’ - Several injured in Riyadh from Houthi missiles interceptions, Saudi Aramco building targeted - Iraq will not become a launchpad for attacks on Saudi Arabia, vows prime minist...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Wednesday Oct. 14 at 6am GMT. - Four injured by shrapnel after Houthi missiles shot down in Riyadh - Coalition says it ‘neutralized’ Houthi capabilities used to threaten Saudi Arabia, Yemen, southern Red Sea - Saudi Cabinet backs operations of coalition forces in Yemen, warns Houthis over attacks - Hou...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Tuesday Oct. 13 at 6pm GMT. - Coalition issues evacuation warning for site in Sanaa, reportedly strikes Houthi fuel facility - Saudi Cabinet backs operations of coalition forces in Yemen, warns Houthis over attacks - ‘I saw my brother thrown into the air’: Riyadh airport attack survivor recounts ordeal...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Tuesday Oct. 13 at 6am GMT. - Saudi Arabia’s ‘mindset’ helped Kingdom beat longest energy crisis says minister - Coalition says ballistic missile fired by Houthis toward Riyadh intercepted - Saudi Arabia’s media minister urges public to rely on official information after Houthi attacks - Yemen’s Taiz r...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Monday Oct. 12 at 6pm GMT.   - Saudi Arabia’s ‘mindset’ helped Kingdom beat longest energy crisis says minister - Saudi Arabia’s media minister urges public to rely on official information after Houthi attacks - Riyadh governor conveys royal greetings to injured airport attack victims - UK PM Burnham s...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Monday Oct. 12 at 6am GMT. - Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercept Houthi missile in Khamis Mushayt - Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, Turkiye condemn Houthi attacks on Kingdom - Saudi, Iranian foreign ministers discuss regional tensions after airport attack - Yemen’s armed forces carried out 1,700 strik...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Sunday Oct. 11 at 6pm GMT.   - Coalition says new attack at Riyadh airport causes fire - No justification for Riyadh attacks, says EU ambassador - Pakistan PM says Riyadh attack a ‘red line,’ vows Islamabad will cooperate with Riyadh ‘in every possible way’ - Saudi embassies help citizens stranded over...

On this episode, we speak to the European Union Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Christophe Farnaud, ahead of the EU-GCC Summit in Riyadh. With Houthi attacks threatening Saudi security and trade talks between Europe and the Gulf still stalled, we ask what the EU is prepared to deliver and whether this summit can produce solid commitments on security and trade.

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Sunday Oct. 11 at 6am GMT. - Coalition Forces vow firm response over Riyadh airport strike, Trump says Houthi attack ‘not acceptable’ - Riyadh airport attack killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more, says Saudi civil aviation agency - Trump ‘looking at’ airstrikes against Houthis after Riyadh airport...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Saturday Oct. 10 at 6am GMT.    - Coalition carries out wide-scale operations against Yemen’s Houthis - Saudi Arabia will not allow Yemen to become launchpad for attacks on Kingdom: UN envoy - Saudia pilot killed in attack on Riyadh airport - Gaza ceasefire exists ‘in name only’ as Palestinians endure...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Friday Oct. 9 at 6pm GMT. - Saudia pilot killed in attack on Riyadh airport - Strong condemnations against Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport that killed Saudia pilot - UAE prosecutor: Omani FlyDubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Ben Gurion ⁠airport - Palestinians set to delay legislative elections...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Friday Oct. 9 at 6am GMT.  - We stand firmly and in solidarity with Saudi Arabia, says Pakistan PM - Houthi missile debris damages kindergarten and medical center in Riyadh - Saudi rights group urges action to end Houthi recruitment of children - Gaza rescuers say Israeli fire kills seven - Jordan supp...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Thursday Oct. 8 at 6pm GMT. - Houthi missile debris damages kindergarten and medical center in Riyadh - Houthi ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh, Khamis Mushait intercepted - Trump: US will not resume strikes on Iran before midterms - Gaza healthcare recovery stalls a year into ceasefire as nutrition...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Thursday Oct. 8 at 6am GMT.    - 82 Houthi military targets destroyed as coalition vows attacks on civilians ‘will not go unpunished’ - Three people killed and dozens injured in attacks on Riyadh and Abha airports - Arab, GCC leaders condemn deadly Houthi attacks on Saudi airports - Britain removes Eas...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Wednesday Oct. 7 at 6pm GMT. - Houthis strike Aden airport as number of people displaced by latest Yemen fighting tops 200,000 - Iran has ‘lost complete control’ of Hormuz Strait: Rubio - Iranian official says ‘illegal routes’ in Strait of Hormuz to soon be blocked - Lebanon’s Hezbollah gets $200 milli...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Wednesday Oct. 7 at 6am GMT.  - Saudi air defenses knock down ballistic missile north of Riyadh - Trump says nobody knows who is running Iran - US Vice President Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end war - What Gaza’s rubble reveals about the scale, dangers and politics of reconstruction - Israel...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Tuesday Oct. 6 at 6am GMT. - Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye to activate collective defense commitments amid ongoing threats - Yemeni forces gain control of Bab Al-Mandab, Mokha in operation targeting Houthis - Saudi Arabia condemns continued Houthi attacks, reaffirms right to defend itself - Saudi...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Monday Oct. 5 at 6pm GMT. - Yemeni forces gain control of Bab Al-Mandab, Mokha in operation targeting Houthis - Rubio says US will honor Saudi security commitments amid Yemen fighting - Coalition says 100 fighter jets took part in ‘Operation Dawn of Yemen’ - At Oct 7 memorial, Netanyahu says will be no...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Monday Oct. 5 at 6am GMT. - Yemeni forces launch new strikes as part of major operation against Houthis - Coalition vows continued support for Yemen, says Houthi attacks threaten regional security - Iran tells US there is no military solution to Middle East war - Ethiopia’s regional rivals urge ‘peacef...

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Sunday October 4th at 6pm GMT. - Al-Alimi announces launch of military operations against Houthi militias - Yemeni forces repel major Houthi assaults in Taiz, strike targets in Sanaa - Egypt’s El-Sisi urges ‘dialogue, not confrontation’ as African leaders meet - Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reop...

On this episode we speak to Yemeni and Gulf analyst Baraa Shiban who took part in Yemen’s National Dialogue and later dealt directly with the Houthis before leaving the country after speaking out against them. As tensions rise again, we ask how the Houthis became so powerful, how much influence Iran really has over them, and what comes next for Yemen?