Saudi oasis town adjusts to life in the firing lineA Patriot missile battery pictured near the Prince Sultan Air Base at Al Kharj on February 20AL KHARJ (SAUDI ARABIA) - For generations, a Saudi oasis town has been a favoured spot for stressed visitors from the nearby capital Riyadh to come and decompress. But the serenity in Saudi Arabia's Al-Kharj has been rattled after it found itself in the line of fire from Iranian attacks. "We hear the loud sounds of interceptions, but we rarely see anything in the sky," Abdullah, a resident in his 60s, told AFP. "This is unusual in Al-Kharj," Abdullah told AFP after afternoon prayers at a local mosque. Even as Iran fires regular salvos at the base, AFP did not see any signs of a heavy security presence there.

Source: Bangkok Post April 06, 2026 13:58 UTC