Arab Coalition Removes 157 Houthi Naval Mines From Red Sea

Members of the Houthi movement ride in the back of a vehicle during withdrawal from Saleef port in Hodeidah province, Yemen May 11, 2019. (Reuters)
Members of the Houthi movement ride in the back of a vehicle during withdrawal from Saleef port in Hodeidah province, Yemen May 11, 2019. (Reuters)
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Arab Coalition Removes 157 Houthi Naval Mines From Red Sea

Members of the Houthi movement ride in the back of a vehicle during withdrawal from Saleef port in Hodeidah province, Yemen May 11, 2019. (Reuters)
Members of the Houthi movement ride in the back of a vehicle during withdrawal from Saleef port in Hodeidah province, Yemen May 11, 2019. (Reuters)

The Saudi-led Arab coalition has removed a naval mine placed in the south of the Red Sea by the Houthi militias on Saturday.

The coalition said that 157 naval mines have been removed after being randomly deployed by the Iran-backed Houthis.

The Houthi militia continues to threaten maritime navigation and global trade in the Bab al-Mandab strait and the southern Red Sea, the coalition said.

Coalition Spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki stressed that the terrorist Houthi militia continues to launch systematic and deliberate attacks targeting civilian objects and civilians in the Saudi Southern region.

Earlier this week, the Coalition also successfully intercepted and destroyed two explosive-laden boats in the Red Sea.

According to Maliki, the boats were launched from Hodeidah Governorate, which the Houthi militias use "as a base to launch ballistic missiles, drones, booby-trapped remote-operated boats."



Saudi, Turkish FMs Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
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Saudi, Turkish FMs Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received in Riyadh on Tuesday his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan.

Discussions focused on bilateral relations between their countries and means to develop them in various fields.

They also reviewed regional and international developments and efforts exerted towards them.

Fidan had arrived in Saudi Arabia earlier on Tuesday.