Saudi Defenses Shoot Down Hostile Aerial Target Fired at Taif

Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Defenses Shoot Down Hostile Aerial Target Fired at Taif

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

The Saudi Defense Ministry said on Monday the Kingdom's defenses intercepted and downed a hostile aerial target fired at Taif city in western Saudi Arabia.

The Ministry said the threat was launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen.

The necessary deterrent operations will be taken to neutralize the threat and protect civilians, it stressed.



Saudi FM Meets with Egyptian, Pakistani Counterparts in Istanbul

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Egyptian counterpart Dr. Badr Abdelatty in Istanbul on Saturday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Egyptian counterpart Dr. Badr Abdelatty in Istanbul on Saturday. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Meets with Egyptian, Pakistani Counterparts in Istanbul

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Egyptian counterpart Dr. Badr Abdelatty in Istanbul on Saturday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Egyptian counterpart Dr. Badr Abdelatty in Istanbul on Saturday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held separate meetings in Istanbul on Saturday with his Egyptian counterpart Dr. Badr Abdelatty and Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar.

They met on the sidelines of the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

The meeting focused on bilateral relations and regional developments and their repercussions on regional security.