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OPEC+ kept December production targets unchanged on 1 November, holding policy steady for a third month while Gulf exports recover from war disruption.

India condemned attacks on Saudi Arabia after an Indian was hurt at Shaybah oilfield; the MEA is working with airlines for the early return of pilgrims.

Saudi executions in Mecca have sparked a diplomatic row: two Bangladeshi nationals were executed over alleged immoral acts, and Dhaka was not notified.

US prosecutors allege ex-OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan had Saudi royal backing in a bugging case and seek his detention as a flight risk.

Saudi Arabia postponed the Future Investment Initiative — Davos in the Desert — to 2027 after repeated Houthi attacks, including a deadly airport strike.

Egypt's top security body agreed to support Saudi Arabia's defence against Houthi attacks as regional tensions escalate across the Middle East.

Saudi executions of five nationals convicted of terrorism offences push the kingdom's 2026 death toll to 188, per an AFP tally of official statements.

The Houthis Aden attack on the Al-Maashiq palace killed five people. It is the first strike on the seat of Yemen's government in the current conflict.