Saudi Arabia issues alert over potential danger in Najran region.

France September imports €62.655 bln; prior figure revised from €60.298 bln to €60.252 bln.

Saudi sources said on the 4th Saudi Arabia and Syria signed a defense cooperation agreement between their defense ministries during the visit to Riyadh by Syria’s transitional government president Ahmad Shala; details were not disclosed. Shala met Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman — their second Riyadh meeting in under a month — and Syria began last month to cautiously weigh providing military assistance to Saudi Arabia. The pact was announced as Yemen’s Houthi militants continue missile and drone attacks on Saudi territory; Riyadh is seeking offensive and defensive support from the United States, European states and regional partners.