Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 19, 2026 (AFP) - Iran hits Saudi, Kuwaiti oil refineries in latest attacks

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Drones struck a Saudi oil refinery on the Red Sea and caused fires at two others in Kuwait as Iran stepped up attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure on Thursday. Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said a drone crashed into the Samref refinery in the industrial zone of the Red Sea port of Yanbu, adding that damage assessment was underway. Yanbu is the destination of Petroline, the overland oil pipeline that gives Saudi exports an alternative to the St......

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