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3 Women Injured from Houthi Projectile Shrapnel in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan

File photo of shrapnel from a Houthi projectile. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
File photo of shrapnel from a Houthi projectile. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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3 Women Injured from Houthi Projectile Shrapnel in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan

File photo of shrapnel from a Houthi projectile. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
File photo of shrapnel from a Houthi projectile. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Saudi Civil Defense announced on Tuesday that three women were injured from shrapnel from a projectile fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen towards the Kingdom.

Civil Defense spokesman in the southwestern Jazan region, Mohammed al-Ghamdi said the Houthis had fired a projectile towards Saudi border villages.

The ensuing shrapnel damaged a house and slightly wounded three women. They have since been transferred to hospital and they are in stable condition, he added.

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Saudi Defense Minister, UAE President Meet in Abu Dhabi

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)
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Saudi Defense Minister, UAE President Meet in Abu Dhabi

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met on Wednesday with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Qasr Al Shati in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi.

The meeting, which came at the directives of the Kingdom’s leadership, addressed the strong fraternal ties and areas of cooperation between the two nations, while discussing ways to enhance regional security and stability, the Saudi Press Agency said on Wednesday.

During the meeting, the defense minister conveyed the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He expressed their wishes for continued progress and prosperity for the government and people of the UAE.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed also extended his greetings and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Saudi Crown Prince.