Fly into Jeddah, Saudi Arabia’s second and most charming city, and vast empty patches scar the landscape. Most of its southern districts and much of its centre have gone.

According to Sabq news website, a large fire broke out on Thursday evening in Jedda after a fuel tanker overturned in Al-Muhammadiyah distrcit in the north of Jeddah, which caused serious damage to 6 ...