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Saudi capital issues first air raid alert since renewed fighting in Yemen

This is the first time the conflict has reached Riyadh, further shaking a global economy already rattled by nearly seven months of war between the United States and Iran; US president says once the conflict is over, gas prices will fall to the ‘level they were before,’ may be even lower; Ambassador Iftikhar says Islamabad will continue efforts ‘for a negotiated settlement of all outstanding issues for an early return to normalcy.’