JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Monday has called the attacks on Aramco facilities a “cowardly act” aimed at destabilizing the Kingdom and disrupting the world's energy supply.
The king added that Saudi Arabia was capable of dealing with the effects of the attack.
King Salman held talks with the King of Bahrain in Jeddah on Monday for discussions about developments in the region.
RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Defense said Sunday that the Kingdom's air defenses has stopped new wave of drone attacks.
Ministry spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki said in separate posts on X that seven drones were intercepted and destroyed east of the national capital, Riyadh city, while eight drones were shot down just after entering Saudi air space.
The new threat follows Saturday’s relentless missile and drone threats, all of which were “intercepted and destroyed.”
According to the ministry, 21 drones headed toward the Shaybah field in the Rub’ al-Khali desert, also known as the Empty Quarter, were shot down before reaching their target.
Five ballistic missiles fired at separate times of the day were likewise intercepted,
