Arab coalition destroys Houthi drone launched toward southwestern Saudi Arabia

Arab coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki. (File/AFP)
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Updated 02 October 2021
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Arab coalition destroys Houthi drone launched toward southwestern Saudi Arabia

  • The Iran-backed Houthi militia launch bomb-laden drones towards the Kingdom often

RIYADH: The Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthis toward the Kingdom’s southwestern city Khamis Mushait on Saturday.

Earlier on Saturday, falling debris from a Houthi drone intercepted by Saudi air defense forces damaged houses in the southern region of Jazan, authorities said.

The shrapnel scattered over a residential neighborhood in Ahad Al-Masarihah governorate, but fortunately did not result in death or injury, said Col. Mohammed Al-Ghamdi, spokesperson for the Civil Defense Directorate in Jazan.

The Iran-backed Houthi militia launch bomb-laden drones towards the Kingdom often.


King Salman celebrates Saudi Arabia’s security, prosperity on Founding Day

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. (File/SPA)
Updated 22 February 2026
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King Salman celebrates Saudi Arabia’s security, prosperity on Founding Day

  • This year marks the 299th anniversary of the creation of the First Saudi State by Imam Muhammed bin Saud in 1727

RIYADH: King Salman praised Saudi Arabia’s great history and achievements on Sunday, as the country celebrated Founding Day.

“On this glorious day, we commemorate the founding of our blessed nation, established by our forefathers upon the word of monotheism, the achievement of justice and the unification of the scattered under one banner; thus bringing about security and prosperity by the grace of God,” he wrote on X.

This year marks the 299th anniversary of the creation of the First Saudi State by Imam Muhammed bin Saud in 1727.