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Saudi-led coalition says 6 ballistic missiles are intercepted and blames Houthi rebels
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Saudi Arabia's military says it has intercepted six ballistic missiles targeting the country's Red Sea port of Yanbu and the city of Taif. The spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced it on Thursday.
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By Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari Sept 24 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Thursday, thwarting attacks on the southern province of Taif and Yanbu area on the Red Sea, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said.
Saudi Arabia came under attack from the Houthis again on Thursday, with the kingdom saying it intercepted missiles fired toward the Red Sea port of Yanbu and city of Taif.
Saudi Arabia's military says it has intercepted six ballistic missiles targeting the country's Red Sea port of Yanbu and the city of Taif. The spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced it on Thursday.
By Timour Azhari and Hatem Maher RIYADH/CAIRO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani military chiefs are to discuss help for Saudi Arabia as it faces attacks by Yemen's Houthis, while Iraq further curtailed Iranian flights on Friday in line with US pressure, and an Iranian official threat…
By Hatem Maher and Eman Abouhassira CAIRO/DUBAI Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani military chiefs are to discuss help for Saudi Arabia as it faces attacks by Yemen's Houthis, while Iraq further curtailed Iranian flights on Friday, in line with US pressure, and an Iranian official thre…
By Timour Azhari and Hatem Maher RIYADH/CAIRO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold an urgent, high-level meeting under a joint defence pact to discuss ways to support the kingdom amid attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, while Tehran sought to distance itself from the…
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said the missiles were aimed at Taif and the Yanbu area on the Red Sea, the main alternative route for Saudi oil Saudi Arabia says it intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, with the latest attacks pushing oil prices to a one-week …
The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemeni Houthi rebels in a rare show of unity from the UN's top body. The Houthis have imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, hitting its tankers and territory and seizing swathes of Yemen's Red Sea coast…
