July 30th, 2026 - 05:04 GMT
ALBAWABA- Saudi Arabia hosted a high-level international meeting on Thursday to advance its initiative for establishing a multinational maritime defense coalition aimed at strengthening security in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, Gulf of Aden, and surrounding waterways. The Kingdom presented itself as the founding and leading member of the proposed coalition and offered to host its headquarters as part of efforts to develop a coordinated international response to growing ...
![A vehicle owned by the German embassy was hit by gunfire from unknown assailants in Awwamiyya town. [firstpost]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Saudi/germans.jpg?itok=RwIlAP7K "A vehicle owned by the German embassy was hit by gunfire from unknown assailants in Awwamiyya town. [firstpost]")
![A man carries a box full of voting ballots near Egyptian soldiers standing guard outside a school that will be used as a polling station on January 13, 2014 in Cairo. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/000_Nic6284694.jpg?itok=jaT4s8aR "A man carries a box full of voting ballots near Egyptian soldiers standing guard outside a school that will be used as a polling station on January 13, 2014 in Cairo. [AFP]")
![Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai Mohamed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/uae/pm_uae.jpg?itok=8aSkGfvv "Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai Mohamed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum. [AFP]")
![An Egyptian woman living in Oman casts her vote on a divisive draft constitution in Egypt at the Egyptian embassy in the Gulf sultanate's capital Muscat on January 8, 2014. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/000_Nic6282827.jpg?itok=qZ3tQa52 "An Egyptian woman living in Oman casts her vote on a divisive draft constitution in Egypt at the Egyptian embassy in the Gulf sultanate's capital Muscat on January 8, 2014. [AFP]")
![Thousands of expats were deported in 2013 yet local Saudis have been unable to fill their roles. [riyadhconnect]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Saudi/expats_saudi.jpg?itok=2BU-fxoM "Thousands of expats were deported in 2013 yet local Saudis have been unable to fill their roles. [riyadhconnect]")
![The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday resumed its hearings for the retrial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iraq/hosni-mubarak.jpg?itok=WzkcWl4x "The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday resumed its hearings for the retrial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak. [AFP]")
