Arab Coalition Destroys Houthi Armed Drone Fired towards Saudi Arabia

Saudi-led Arab coalition spokesman, Colonel Turki al-Malki, gestures during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia July 2, 2020. (Reuters)
Saudi-led Arab coalition spokesman, Colonel Turki al-Malki, gestures during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia July 2, 2020. (Reuters)
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Arab Coalition Destroys Houthi Armed Drone Fired towards Saudi Arabia

Saudi-led Arab coalition spokesman, Colonel Turki al-Malki, gestures during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia July 2, 2020. (Reuters)
Saudi-led Arab coalition spokesman, Colonel Turki al-Malki, gestures during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia July 2, 2020. (Reuters)

The Saudi-led Arab coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed an armed drone on Sunday launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militias towards southern Saudi Arabia.

The bomb-laden unmanned aerial vehicle was deliberately aimed to target “civilians and civilian objects”, coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki said in a statement carried on Saudi state media.



Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from President of Angola

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from President of Angola

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who is also Prime Minister of the Kingdom, has received a written message from Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, addressing relations and ways to boost ties in various fields, SPA reported.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received the message from Angolan Minister of External Relations Téte António, with whom he reviewed relations, ways to boost ties, and issues of common interest, SPA said.