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 Interior Minister Meets with Algerian President

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met on Thursday with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the Presidential Palace in Algiers. SPA
Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met on Thursday with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the Presidential Palace in Algiers. SPA
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Saudi Interior Minister Meets with Algerian President

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met on Thursday with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the Presidential Palace in Algiers. SPA
Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met on Thursday with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the Presidential Palace in Algiers. SPA

Upon the directive of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met on Thursday with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the Presidential Palace in Algiers.

During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and security cooperation between the two countries.

Prince Abdulaziz conveyed best wishes from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown Prince to Tebboune, expressing hopes for Algeria's continued success and prosperity.
Several officials from both sides attended the meeting.