Saudi-led coalition intercepts drones as Egypt weighs sending help

Forces intercepted and destroyed 4 drones implicit Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, Eastern Province and confederate region, conjugation says.

The Saudi-led conjugation warring Yemen’s Houthis has said it intercepted and destroyed 4 drones implicit Riyadh and different regions, the latest successful a question of Houthi attacks connected Saudi Arabia’s airports and lipid facilities.

“We intercepted and destroyed 4 drones implicit the past fewer hours successful the regions of Riyadh, the Eastern Province, and the South,” conjugation spokesperson Major-General Turki al-Maliki said connected Saturday.

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He besides posted footage of what helium described arsenic the aerial unit intercepting cruise missiles and drones and striking ballistic rocket launchers belonging to the Houthis.

Riyadh’s King Khalid airdrome has travel nether astatine slightest 20 attacks – including 1 past week that killed 13 radical – since the warring betwixt the Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed Yemeni authorities flared successful July.

On Thursday, astatine slightest 5 radical were killed successful missile strikes adjacent the statesmanlike palace successful Aden, the spot of Yemen’s internationally recognised government. It blamed the Houthis for the attack.

On Friday, the Yemeni authorities said the Houthis fired 2 missiles astatine Aden’s airport, portion authorities forces said they had precocious successful Marib province, northeast of Sanaa.

Saudi Arabia is backing a authorities counteroffensive, known arsenic Dawn of Yemen, and has carried retired aerial strikes connected the Houthis, including connected an lipid installation successful Sanaa.

Egypt weighs help

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said connected Saturday helium was willing to “carry retired immoderate measurement to protect” Saudi Arabia should the kingdom ask.

Egypt was not looking to intervene successful determination wars, el-Sisi said, but it was “inconceivable” for Cairo to basal by portion Saudi Arabia was harmed.

“I’m not talking astir warring anyone oregon attacking anyone. We are speaking lone astir defence,” helium said.

Egypt’s parliament is holding an exigency league connected Sunday astatine the president’s request.

Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of encouraging the Houthis’ escalation. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, meanwhile, said Tehran supported a “comprehensive governmental process arsenic the lone applicable and sustainable mode to resolve” the conflict.

Several embassies successful Saudi Arabia person restricted question and warned citizens not to usage airports.

The Saudi Ministry of Education extended distant learning for students successful Riyadh and adjacent Diriyah successful airy of the caller Houthi attacks.