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  "id": 16007211,
  "title": "US pulls staff from Saudi Arabia, UAE's Nusseibeh in UN race, and Middle East oil exports recover",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/us-pulls-staff-from-saudi-arabia-uaes-nusseibeh-in-un-race-and-middle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T05:33:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/trending-middle-east/2026/10/22/us-pulls-staff-from-saudi-arabia-uaes-nusseibeh-in-un-race-and-middle-east-oil-exports-recover/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US orders diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/us-orders-diplomats-to-depart-saudi-arabia-amid-houthi-strikes",
        "published": "2026-10-22T04:10:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "US pulls staff from Saudi Arabia, UAE's Nusseibeh in UN race, and Middle East oil exports recover",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/us-pulls-staff-from-saudi-arabia-uaes-nusseibeh-in-un-race-and-middle-16007396",
        "published": "2026-10-22T05:33:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport resumes operations after attack kills two, injures eight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/saudi-arabias-dammam-airport-resumes-operations-after-attack-kills",
        "published": "2026-10-22T07:15:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Indian national among two killed in Saudi Arabia’s Dammam Airport attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/indian-national-among-two-killed-in-saudi-arabias-dammam-airport",
        "published": "2026-10-22T07:36:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}