The death of Maj. Gen. Abdul Aziz al-Fagham, the bodyguard of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, led to a series of speculation about conspiracies in the palace, according to reports that he had been removed from his work as bodyguard of the king, and may have had important information about the murder of Jamal. Khashoggi.

Al-Fagham, who was seen as the king's most trusted personal protection officer, came under fire in Jeddah, killing his assailant and wounding several security men, according to Saudi authorities.

The attack coincides with the announcement of a major military setback for the kingdom in neighboring Yemen, where Houthi rebels claimed to have captured thousands of Saudi soldiers and officers in a series of border attacks over three days.

The newspaper quoted a source in the Yemeni government, which is allied to Saudi Arabia, as saying that about 200 Saudi soldiers were killed and 1,300 others arrested, including 230 wounded.

The defeat, if confirmed, would be another military humiliation for Saudi Arabia, in addition to the Houthi-claimed attack on the country's largest oilfield and refinery two weeks ago, halting half of Saudi oil supplies.

It is said that the calamities do not come individually, as the newspaper also drew attention to the huge fire that broke out at the new station of the Haramain train in Sulaimaniya in Jeddah.

She added that the news of the killing of Major General Al-Fagham sparked a wave of grief throughout the country, as this man was known as "King Salman stick" leaning on it or "guardian of kings."

The newspaper quoted local media as saying that this general was popular among the Saudis because he was always present with the late King Abdullah and then with his successor King Salman.