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Riyadh has claimed that its air defense forces intercepted and destroyed a drone fired by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels heading toward the holy city of Mecca. Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said that Saudi air defenses detected and neutralised the drone on Tuesday evening before it could enter Mecca's restricted airspace.Saudi authorities reported that the drone was brought down south of the city. Al-Malki emphasized that no risks to the safety of the holy city, its residents,...

The long-standing conflict between Yemen's Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia is again spilling over into maritime routes and oil installations. The Houthis have claimed to have carried out 31 military operations against Saudi targets in just one month, including oil tankers, military facilities, and naval vessels. During the same period, they also claimed to have prevented 48 Saudi oil tankers from moving through regional waterways.In a social media post on Wednesday, Houthi spokesman Amin Hayyan s...