US pulls staff from Saudi Arabia, UAE's Nusseibeh in UN race, and Middle East oil exports recover

Podcast: Trending Middle East · The National News

Opublikowano: 2026-10-22

In today's episode of Trending Middle East, the US has ordered non-essential diplomatic staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. The move follows a strike on Dammam airport late on Wednesday that killed one person and injured eight. UAE Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh has entered the race to become the next UN secretary general. Her candidacy comes as the Security Council remains divided over who should succeed Antonio Guterres when his final term ends in December. Non-Iran Middle East oil exports have recovered to prewar levels...