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Kuwaiti banks pull half their deposits from the CBK in 9M 2026
Nearly all of the drop came after the CBK eased liquidity rules in March, and the regulator has started lending…
Foreign carriers suspend Riyadh flights as Houthi airport strikes continue
The Houthis claimed four large-scale attacks on Saudi airports and Aramco facilities in 24 hours
Four days of Houthi strikes on Saudi airports kill three and ground hundreds of flights
Turkey has ruled out sending troops to help Saudi Arabia with its offensive against the Houthis
Yemen’s government launches Saudi-backed offensive against the Houthis as US builds up forces
Throughout the conflict with Iran, the US military has maintained a footprint of around 20 warships and over 50k troops…
Iran insists on diplomacy as Trump rejects ceasefire proposal
Washington is also pushing to ground Iran’s entire fleet
US-Iran talks weigh sequenced Hormuz reopening as Iranian flights are scrapped
Neither the US nor Iran want to cede first, and a similar June understanding collapsed within weeks
Iran signals it could reopen Hormuz within a week as UN diplomacy inches forward
Plus: Saudi Arabia secured limited British refueling support and a French offer to help secure Yanbu
Houthi strikes hit Saudi cities as Riyadh draws China, Pakistan and Turkey into the fray
Beijing asked Tehran to help rein in the Houthis as it looks to keep the conflict clear of its energy…
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