Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia

A Saudi border guard patrols Saudi Arabia's maritime border with Yemen along a beach on the Red Sea, near Jizan, Apr. 8, 2015. (Reuters)
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Updated 26 October 2020
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Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: The Arab Coalition fighting to restore legitimacy in Yemen have managed to intercept and destroy an explosive-laden drone launched by the Houthi militias towards Saudi Arabia.

Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Maliki said the drone was launched by the terrorist militia in a systematic and deliberate manner to target civilians in the southern region.


Saudi Arabia expresses regret over damage to Qatar’s embassy building in Ukraine

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Saudi Arabia expresses regret over damage to Qatar’s embassy building in Ukraine

  • Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has expressed regret over damages sustained by the building of Qatar’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital during a Russian attack. 

Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed.

The Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement shared on X that the kingdom “expresses its profound regret over the damage sustained by the embassy building of the fraternal State of Qatar due to shelling in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.” 

Saudi Arabia also “renews its supporting position for diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis by peaceful means,” it added. 

The ministry also affirmed the need to provide protection for members of diplomatic missions, and their premises, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.