Arab Coalition intercepts drone targeting Saudi Arabia

Turki Al-Maliki said the Coalition’s operations in Yemen are in accordance with humanitarian and international law.
Updated 19 June 2019
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Arab Coalition intercepts drone targeting Saudi Arabia

  • The spokesperson said the militia continue to violate the Stockhold agreement
  • He confirmed the Coalition’s operations follow international and humanitarian laws

DUBAI: The Arab Coalition destroyed a Houthi drone targetting Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Saudi state-news agency SPA reported.
The militia sent the drone from Hodeidah province, and the Coalition intercepted it while it was still in Yemen’s airspace above Hajja province, the spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said.
“The Houthi militants continue to violate the Stockholm agreement and use Hodeidah as a base to launch rocket attacks and drones,” he said.
Al-Maliki confirmed that the Coalition’s operations against the Houthis follow international and Humanitarian laws.


Iranian foreign minister says he is in constant contact with Saudi counterpart

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Iranian foreign minister says he is in constant contact with Saudi counterpart

Iranian Foreign ​Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday he is ‌in ‌constant ​contact ‌with his ⁠Saudi ​counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan and ⁠other officials from the Kingdom.
Saudi officials said they were ⁠fully ‌committed to ‌not letting ​their ‌territory, ‌water and airspace be used ‌against Iran, he said in ⁠an ⁠interview relayed by his Telegram channel.
During a speech on Saturday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized to neighboring states for Tehran’s actions during the conflict, which has seen Iran attack Gulf countries with missiles and drones.