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Coalition Intercepts Houthi Drone Launched Towards Saudi Arabia

Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki. Asharq Al-Awsat
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki. Asharq Al-Awsat
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Coalition Intercepts Houthi Drone Launched Towards Saudi Arabia

Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki. Asharq Al-Awsat
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki. Asharq Al-Awsat

The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said Sunday it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iran-backed group towards the southern Saudi Arabian city of Khamis Mushait.

The Coalition said that the attempts of the militias to target civilians are considered war crimes.

It added that it will take all necessary measures to protect civilians in line with international and humanitarian law.

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Syria’s Leader Meets with Bahraini Diplomatic Delegation

The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)
The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)
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Syria’s Leader Meets with Bahraini Diplomatic Delegation

The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)
The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa received a delegation from Bahrain on Wednesday and met with the Bahraini foreign minister, state media reported.

The visit was the latest in a flurry of diplomatic overtures by Arab countries to Syria’s new leaders after they overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad in a lightning rebel offensive.

Like other Gulf countries, Bahrain had cut off diplomatic ties with Syria under Assad’s rule during the Syrian civil war, but it reopened its embassy in Damascus in 2018 and gradually restored ties with the Assad government.

Bahrain is the current head of the Arab summit, and days after Assad’s ouster it had sent a message to al-Sharaa offering its cooperation with the new authorities and saying, “We look forward to Syria regaining its authentic role in the Arab League.”