Strikes show the heavy toll since fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government reignited in August, with civilians paying a heavy price.

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A 500-pound bomb supplied by the United States appears to have been used in the Oct. 18 strike, according to video footage examined by The New York Times.

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A 500-pound bomb supplied by the United States appears to have been used in the Oct. 18 strike, according to video footage examined by The New York Times.

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The energy-rich Gulf Arab countries are engaged in a flurry of mediation efforts to avert war between the U.S. and Iran, as many fear that the fighting will be worse this time around.

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The energy-rich Gulf Arab countries are engaged in a flurry of mediation efforts to avert war between the U.S. and Iran, as many fear that the fighting will be worse this time around.

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Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company posted a 9 percent increase in third-quarter profit on Tuesday.

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Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company posted a 9 percent increase in third-quarter profit on Tuesday.

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States like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that have worked to rebalance from a dependence on energy have seen growth plunge in a year of strife.

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States like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that have worked to rebalance from a dependence on energy have seen growth plunge in a year of strife.

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A move to join Saudi Arabia’s agreement with Turkey and Pakistan could entangle more countries in the kingdom’s escalating conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis.

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A move to join Saudi Arabia’s agreement with Turkey and Pakistan could entangle more countries in the kingdom’s escalating conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis.

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Few countries in the Middle East expect a turning point in relations with Israel. But the outcome of the vote has implications for the regional conflict with Iran.

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The Egyptians will commit forces for defensive purposes only, officials have said, as the kingdom exchanges increasingly deadly strikes with the Iranian-backed militia in Yemen.

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan made a rare joint visit to Tehran amid reports that the U.S. and Israel were drawing up plans to renew their attacks on Iran.

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On Monday, a court granted the US government's request to deny release of a former OpenAI engineer accused of bugging a top-secret conference room to steal the frontier lab’s secrets.

In a court filing Sunday, US attorney Craig Missakian argued that Abdulrahman Alfozan must continue to be detained while the US makes its case that Alfozan brazenly spied on OpenAI, either for his own personal business gain or to benefit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Evidence showed that Alfozan had been chatting with a member of the KSA royal family on WhatsApp, while pursuing opportunities to permanently move back to Saudi Arabia during the country's biggest AI push yet, the government argued. Shortly before his arrest, the FBI found he accessed a folder called "Saudi Gov Docs" on his iPhone, where he also allegedly stored photos of a second bug he planted in the offices.

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Saudi officials paid for his wife and son to fly out of the U.S. and offered to cover his bail, according to court filings. A judge ordered the engineer to remain in custody.

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The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.

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