Saudi Arabia warns of potential danger in Yanbu oil hub as Houthi attacks continue
Civil defence warned of danger in Yanbu and Sharurah as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia continue and raise risks to oil infrastructure.
- On Thursday, Saudi Arabia issued alerts warning of potential danger at Yanbu, the kingdom's Red Sea oil export hub, as Iran-aligned Houthis continue attacks despite not claiming any assault on the kingdom.
- Houthi attacks on the kingdom have opened another front in the US-Israeli war on Iran, with the militia continuing offensive operations across the region amid Riyadh's vulnerability.
- The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis destroyed a missile launched toward Medina, while civil defense authorities issued emergency alerts for the southeastern area of Sharurah bordering Yemen.
- International partners are bolstering Saudi defenses through military agreements; Turkey and Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact with the kingdom, while Britain and Egypt provide defensive support.
- Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Crown Prince Mohammed in Saudi Arabia to sign a defense agreement, as Damascus weighs providing military assistance to strengthen Riyadh's capabilities.
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The Houthis have claimed responsibility for numerous strikes against Saudi Arabia. The post Saudi Arabia: Houthi drone intercepted in the Mecca area appeared first on in.gr.
"Interception and destruction of a drone in the Mecca area," wrote Turki al-Maliki, the military spokesman for the Riyadh-led military alliance, in a post on X, without specifying where it came from.
The forces of the Arabian coalition led by Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed a drone in the town of Makkah, as reported by the official representative of the Turki al-Maliki alliance, transmitting to TASS. "The interception and destruction of the drone in the Makkah area" he said. Husita of the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah did not comment yet. Early al-Maliki reported that Saudi air defence vehicles had shot down two ballistic missiles…
The Saudi-led spokesman for the Allied Coalition Forces, Major General Turki al-Malki, reported on Friday that a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Makkah al-Mukarramah area.
The Saudi Arabian authorities estimate the damage caused by the debris that fell after the interception of the Husite missiles.
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