Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed Houthi drones launched towards Riyadh, southern region
Saudi air defences said they destroyed two drones and two ballistic missiles, while the Houthis claimed fresh strikes on oil and airport targets.
- On Thursday, the Houthis claimed attacks on a Saudi East-West pipeline pumping station, a facility in Yanbu, and a Saudi Aramco building in Riyadh, while the Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting two drones in the Riyadh region and Eastern Province.
- Hostilities resumed earlier this year after a 2022 UN-brokered truce largely froze the conflict, following the Houthis' 2014 seizure of the Yemen capital Sanaa that prompted Saudi Arabia to intervene militarily.
- Oil prices jumped Thursday as Brent futures settled up 3.3% at US$95.82 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate closed up 2.6% at US$88.74, reflecting the Saudi East-West pipeline's strategic importance rerouting about 4 million barrels daily.
- Separately, the Houthi military spokesperson on Thursday denied targeting Mecca with ballistic missiles after Saudi authorities reported intercepting two missiles Wednesday, continuing the group's repeated rejections of accusations regarding Islam's holiest cities.
- The latest escalation has threatened the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key shipping route linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, while tankers remain ablaze elsewhere in the Gulf following regional infrastructure strikes.
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Since the beginning of the Iran war, the conflict in Yemen has also escalated. Repeatedly, the Huthi militia attacks targets in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh now declares that several ballistic missiles have been intercepted again.
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Saudi Arabia Intercepts Two Houthi Missiles Targeting Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi movement towards the capital, Riyadh, on Sunday, November 15, as attacks on the kingdom intensify and raise concerns over wider regional security. Al Jazeera reported on Sunday, citing the Saudi-led military coalition, that its air defences intercepted the two missiles. Coalition spokesman Turki […]
Saudi Arabia intercepts two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthis
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