Middle East

Middle East news coverage by Yemen Herald News.

Saudi Arabia Expels Iranian Military Attache and Four Embassy Staff Over Attacks Editorial illustration: the Saudi and Iranian flags linked by a dashed line broken by a red cross above an embassy building, with a clock marking 24 hours and a struck-through accreditation card

Editorial illustration: the Saudi and Iranian flags linked by a dashed line broken by a red cross above an embassy building, with a clock marking 24 hours and a struck-through accreditation card

Saudi Arabia Expels Iranian Military Attache and Four Embassy Staff Over Attacks

Yemen Herald News March 22, 2026

Riyadh declared Iran’s military attache and four embassy staff persona non grata in March 2026, giving them...

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UAE Cyber Security Council Warns of Rising Data Threats Amid Regional Tensions

Yemen Herald News March 22, 2026

The UAE Cyber Security Council warned of a surge in attacks tied to remote work and destructive...

Drone Interception Sparks Fire at UAE’s Fujairah Oil Hub Amid Gulf Tensions imageedit_1_5286497694

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Drone Interception Sparks Fire at UAE’s Fujairah Oil Hub Amid Gulf Tensions

Yemen Herald News March 22, 2026

A fire broke out at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone after a drone interception, with no casualties,...

Trump Gives Iran 48 Hours to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz or Face Strikes on Power Plants US President Donald Trump photographed outdoors in a dark overcoat

US President Donald Trump photographed outdoors in a dark overcoat

Trump Gives Iran 48 Hours to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz or Face Strikes on Power Plants

Yemen Herald News March 22, 2026

President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum on 21 March 2026 demanding Iran fully reopen the Strait...

Saudi Arabia Opens Taif Air Base to US Forces as Iran War Widens Illustration of King Fahd Air Base at Taif in Saudi Arabia with a runway, hangars and an aircraft, and a defensive shield between the Saudi and Iranian flags

Illustration of King Fahd Air Base at Taif in Saudi Arabia with a runway, hangars and an aircraft, and a defensive shield between the Saudi and Iranian flags

Saudi Arabia Opens Taif Air Base to US Forces as Iran War Widens

Yemen Herald News March 22, 2026

Reports in March 2026 said Riyadh gave US forces expanded access to King Fahd Air Base at...

Bahrain Says Its Air Defences Have Destroyed 130 Missiles and 234 Drones Since Iranian Attacks Began Editorial illustration: the Bahrain archipelago outline beside a bar chart of the Bahrain Defence Force's cumulative missile and drone interception tally for 6 March, 18 March and 6 April 2026, with a protective shield and the Bahraini flag

Editorial illustration: the Bahrain archipelago outline beside a bar chart of the Bahrain Defence Force's cumulative missile and drone interception tally for 6 March, 18 March and 6 April 2026, with a protective shield and the Bahraini flag

Bahrain Says Its Air Defences Have Destroyed 130 Missiles and 234 Drones Since Iranian Attacks Began

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

The Bahrain Defence Force said on 18 March 2026 that its air defences had destroyed 130 missiles...

Kuwait Says It Broke Up a Hezbollah-Linked Cell Targeting Infrastructure Editorial illustration of a security shield with a padlock, detained silhouettes behind bars and the flag of Kuwait

Editorial illustration of a security shield with a padlock, detained silhouettes behind bars and the flag of Kuwait

Kuwait Says It Broke Up a Hezbollah-Linked Cell Targeting Infrastructure

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

Kuwait’s Interior Ministry said in March 2026 it detained ten citizens over an alleged Hezbollah-linked plot against...

UAE Says Air Defences Downed Nine Ballistic Missiles and 33 Drones in a Single Day Editorial illustration of an air-defence shield over a city skyline with three intercepted ballistic missiles, a drone swarm, the counts nine and 33, and the UAE flag

Editorial illustration of an air-defence shield over a city skyline with three intercepted ballistic missiles, a drone swarm, the counts nine and 33, and the UAE flag

UAE Says Air Defences Downed Nine Ballistic Missiles and 33 Drones in a Single Day

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

The UAE defence ministry said its air defences intercepted nine ballistic missiles and 33 drones launched from...

Iranian Opposition Says It Has Formed a National Liberation Army Inside Iran Illustration of a speaker at a lectern with microphones beside a schematic country outline containing a network of linked red dots labelled as a claimed network inside Iran, with a circle of European Union stars

Illustration of a speaker at a lectern with microphones beside a schematic country outline containing a network of linked red dots labelled as a claimed network inside Iran, with a circle of European Union stars

Iranian Opposition Says It Has Formed a National Liberation Army Inside Iran

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

At a Brussels conference in March 2026 the National Council of Resistance of Iran said it had...

Drone Attacks on UAE Consulate in Erbil Draw Condemnation Across the Region Illustration of a consulate building flying the UAE flag with a drone silhouette and impact burst above it

Illustration of a consulate building flying the UAE flag with a drone silhouette and impact burst above it

Drone Attacks on UAE Consulate in Erbil Draw Condemnation Across the Region

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

The UAE consulate general in Erbil was hit by drones twice in under a week in March...