Coalition Destroys 8 Explosives-laden Drones Launched by Houthis

Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki. Asharq Al-Awsat
Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki. Asharq Al-Awsat
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Coalition Destroys 8 Explosives-laden Drones Launched by Houthis

Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki. Asharq Al-Awsat
Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki. Asharq Al-Awsat

The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen said on Thursday it destroyed eight explosives-laden drones launched by Yemen's Houthi militias towards Saudi Arabia.

The Coalition said the Houthis attempted to target both Najran and Jazan's universities.

The Houthis also fired a ballistic missile from Sanaa which landed in the Yemeni governorate of al-Jawf, the Coalition added.



Syrian Air Says It Is Resuming Its Direct Flights to UAE on Sunday

 Travellers are welcomed at Damascus's airport. (AFP file)
Travellers are welcomed at Damascus's airport. (AFP file)
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Syrian Air Says It Is Resuming Its Direct Flights to UAE on Sunday

 Travellers are welcomed at Damascus's airport. (AFP file)
Travellers are welcomed at Damascus's airport. (AFP file)

Syria's flag carrier Syrian Air will resume direct flights to Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates starting on Sunday, the airline said in a Facebook post.

All flights between Syria and the UAE had been suspended in January after opposition factions toppled former leader Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.

The announcement comes days after the UAE's civil aviation authority announced the resumption of air flights between the Gulf country and Syria. No UAE-based airlines have announced plans to fly to Syria so far.

The resumption of flights between the two countries followed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s first visit to the UAE as leader, where he met UAE's President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.