Saudi Arabia's aviation authority says attacks on Jazan and Najran airports caused three minor injuries and damage. The Houthis claim they also hit Riyadh's main airport and an Aramco refinery, which Riyadh has not confirmed. Iran's president says talks with Washington are meaningless.

The main stories from across Asia on Tuesday, 6 October 2026: Pakistan and Türkiye agree to send forces to Saudi Arabia, Philippine inflation jumps to 7.2%, the PTI march reaches Kohat, a film about a 1974 assassination divides South Korea, and Malaysia approves the return of 3,524 more Myanmar nationals.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye have agreed to put the collective defence commitments of their Makkah alliance into immediate effect, with Pakistani and Turkish forces to be made available for rapid deployment in the kingdom. A retired Pakistani general becomes the alliance's first secretary-general.

Yemen's Saudi-backed forces say they have retaken Dhubab district and positions near the Bab al-Mandeb strait, with 100 coalition jets in support, as the government announces an offensive on Houthi-held Sanaa. The claims are unverified.

Brent fell 2% to $101.75, an 11-day low, on recovering Saudi exports and hopes of US–Iran talks, before a projectile struck a tanker entering the Strait of Hormuz.

A Saudi-led coalition shot down a Houthi drone before it reached Mecca's restricted airspace, the first such security alert near Islam's holiest city since 2017, as Riyadh launches retaliatory strikes on Yemen.

The first meeting of the committee set up under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is due in Istanbul on August 31. What the pact says, and what India should watch.