Salvo marks latest escalation in cross-border attacks by Iran-backed group; civilian homes also damaged; military says it thwarted attack on liquified gas plant

Three executions coincide with visit by UK's Boris Johnson to Riyadh to lobby for rise in oil output

Monarch's health closely monitored as he holds absolute power in the kingdom, set to be succeeded by 36-year-old son, Prince Mohammed

Bachelet says executions may be related to the ongoing conflict against Iran-backed Houthis and to attempts to silence 'freedom of expression and peaceful assembly'

Riydah says convicts were 'found guilty of committing multiple heinous crimes,' included people linked to Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Yemen's Houthi rebels, and other terror groups

Prize-winning writer arrested in in 2012 on charges of 'insulting Islam'; no details of his release conditions given, including possible 10-year travel ban

Three members of separatist group sentenced to 6-8 years for 'creating an intelligence unit' for Riyadh in Copenhagen

Sammi al-Obara visited kingdom, with which Israel has no diplomatic ties, to make pilgrimage to Mecca; family members say he was detained for diabetes-fueled rant in pharmacy

Damage caused by bomb-laden UAV intercepted at King Abdullah Airport, near border with Yemen

Haredi rabbi who attempted to establish Jewish community in Saudi Arabia visits Iran's Jewish sites, religious leaders