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  "id": 7603605,
  "title": "Why Saudi Arabia's balancing act with US, Iran, Houthis risks collapse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/why-saudi-arabias-balancing-act-with-us-iran-houthis-risks-collapse",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T16:55:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/why-saudi-arabias-balancing-act-us-iran-houthis-risks-collapse"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Houthi rebels escalated their attacks on Tuesday, triggering alerts around the holy city of Mecca, Taif and the Red Sea port city of Jeddah.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Saudi, Egypt demand open Red Sea, as Riyadh vows to hit back against Houthis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/saudi-egypt-demand-open-red-sea-as-riyadh-vows-to-hit-back-against-7591679",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:54:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Saudi deputy foreign minister discusses closer ties with Eritrean officials in Riyadh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/saudi-deputy-foreign-minister-discusses-closer-ties-with-eritrean",
        "published": "2026-09-15T17:29:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Egypt’s el-Sisi meets MBS, backs Saudi call for secure Red Sea navigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/egypts-el-sisi-meets-mbs-backs-saudi-call-for-secure-red-sea",
        "published": "2026-09-15T18:05:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Secret channel against Houthis: Israel transfers intelligence to Saudi Arabia via US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/secret-channel-against-houthis-israel-transfers-intelligence-to-saudi",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:04:55.000Z"
      }
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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."
}