Dutch driver Max Verstappen (Red Bull) clinched a commanding victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the second race out of 24 in the Formula 1 season, on Saturday at the Jeddah street circuit.
Max Verstappen © Mena Today
Dutch driver Max Verstappen (Red Bull) clinched a commanding victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the second race out of 24 in the Formula 1 season, on Saturday at the Jeddah street circuit.
The reigning triple world champion, who started from pole position, secured the 56th win of his career, his ninth consecutive one, and outpaced his teammate, Mexican Sergio Pérez, just like last weekend in Bahrain.
Yemen's Houthis attacked Aden airport on Wednesday, Yemeni government forces said, after the Iran-aligned group warned people to evacuate the facility as fighting escalated in the impoverished country caught in the wider Middle East conflict.
Parliament authorised Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday to take "all necessary measures" to help Saudi Arabia to defend itself - a move that could push Cairo more directly into the conflict between the kingdom and Yemen's Iran-allied Houthis.
Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday in a bid to de-escalate the Middle East conflict, as Yemen's Houthis launched new attacks on Saudi Arabia and Egypt approved defence support for the Gulf kingdom.
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