- ARAB NEWS
- 01 May 2025
Since 1975
RIYADH: Saudi air defenses have destroyed two armed drones launched by Houthi militants toward Saudi Arabia’s southwestern city of Khamis Mushayt, state TV reported early Sunday.
The drones were launched from the Sanaa International Airport, Al-Ekhbariya TV said, quoting a statement by the Arab Coalition defending Yemen’s legitimate government.
Both aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed before they could hit their targets, the report said.
The Iran-backed Houthis had repeatedly launched missile and drone attacks toward Saudi Arabia since the Kingdom threw its support behind Yemen’s UN-recognized government in 2015.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other Arab countries have organized a fighting force to help restore the Yemeni government, which was ousted by the Houthis in 2014.
