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World Service,13 Oct 2026,49 mins

Houthi rebels have been continuing attacks on Riyadh

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The war in the Middle East is raising concerns about the economic impact. The International Monetary Fund expects the Saudi economy to contract by three- point- three percent this year. The home of US congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been searched by federal officers - one of her supporters will tell us why they think it's political intimidation. The number of new people diagnosed with dementia is predicted to double by Twenty-Fifty, with an explosion in demand for care, according to a major international study. (Photo: Houthi fighters ride in a pickup truck on a street, in Sana'a, Yemen, 07 October 2026; Credit: Yahya Arhab/EPA/Shutterstock)

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