Saudi Arabia Responds to Drone and Cruise Missile Attacks, and Other Mideast Developments
Regional officials said the attack used drones first, then cruise and ballistic missiles, and the probe is examining why no early warning reached Riyadh.
- Saudi authorities opened an investigation into an air defense failure at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after Houthi missiles and drones struck the facility on Monday.
- Houthi rebels have attacked the airport multiple times in recent days, killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 320 others, prompting authorities to extend the airport's closure.
- Businesses in Riyadh's financial hub have directed employees to work remotely as tensions escalate. Initial probe findings show the Houthis used a coordinated strategy, firing multiple drones before launching cruise and ballistic missiles.
- Emirati diplomatic adviser Anwar Gargash called for "joint Gulf action" on Monday to defend against attacks from Iran and its allies. Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said "we collectively have not yet achieved deterrence."
- Iran's Foreign Ministry repeated its readiness to mediate the conflict through diplomatic means on Monday. Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei stated the war in the Arabian Peninsula serves only Israeli interests.
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The anti-air defence force reflects an attack by drones and cruise missiles on Saudi Arabia, stated the representative of the Arab coalition against the Husite rebels in Yemen, Turki al-Maliki. "We have detected and monitored the threat posed by the drone and cruise missile attacks on the territory of the Kingdom, and measures are being taken to neutralize this threat," he said on Al Ekhbariya, broadcast to RIA News." As the WZGLD newspaper wrot…
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Saudi Arabia responds to drone and cruise missile attacks, and other Mideast developments
Saudi state-run media say the country's forces are responding to a drone and cruise missile attack.
The spokesman for the international coalition led by Saudi Arabia, General Turki al-Malki, reported that missiles and drones launched by the Houthis against the oil kingdom were intercepted in the early morning of this second (12). The airport of the capital Riyadh, which remained closed yesterday, extended its suspension for 24 hours — until 0h on Tuesday, according to the Flightradar flight monitoring site24. An attack on him on Sunday left at…
Saudi Arabia announced that the Arab Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen, intervened by detecting the threat of UAVs and cruise missiles against the country.
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