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Saudi Arabia Tells UN that Houthis to Blame for Aramco Attack

An employee at the Saudi Aramco oil facility gestures while standing near a damaged silo, at the plant in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah on Tuesday. (AFP)
An employee at the Saudi Aramco oil facility gestures while standing near a damaged silo, at the plant in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah on Tuesday. (AFP)
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Saudi Arabia Tells UN that Houthis to Blame for Aramco Attack

An employee at the Saudi Aramco oil facility gestures while standing near a damaged silo, at the plant in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah on Tuesday. (AFP)
An employee at the Saudi Aramco oil facility gestures while standing near a damaged silo, at the plant in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah on Tuesday. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia told the UN Security Council that the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen were to blame for a missile attack on a petroleum products distribution plant in Jeddah on Monday, urging the 15-member body to “stop the threat” to global energy security, Yemen’s political process and regional security.

“It has been identified that the Houthis militia backed by Iran is responsible for the terrorist attack,” Saudi UN Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi wrote in a letter to the council late on Monday that was seen by Reuters.

He also said Saudi Arabia would “spare no efforts” to protect its territory and citizens.

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Gulf States Continue to Intercept Iranian Attacks on their Territories

Saudi defenses intercepted and destroyed 16 drones and 3 ballistic missiles (Ministry of Defense).
Saudi defenses intercepted and destroyed 16 drones and 3 ballistic missiles (Ministry of Defense).
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Gulf States Continue to Intercept Iranian Attacks on their Territories

Saudi defenses intercepted and destroyed 16 drones and 3 ballistic missiles (Ministry of Defense).
Saudi defenses intercepted and destroyed 16 drones and 3 ballistic missiles (Ministry of Defense).

Air defense forces in the Gulf states thwarted a new wave of Iranian strikes on their territories, intercepting ballistic missiles and drones targeting residential areas and vital infrastructure.

The Saudi defenses downed 11 drones over the Eastern Province and tracked three ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh, intercepting one of them while the others fell harmlessly in an uninhabited area.

In Qatar, a helicopter crash caused by a technical fault killed seven people, three Qataris and four Turks, during a mission in territorial waters.

In the UAE, the country’s defenses intercepted four ballistic missiles and 25 drones. While Bahrain intercepted two Iranian missiles and two drones.

Kuwait’s Civil Aviation Authority filed an official complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), condemning Iran’s violations and breaches of the country’s sovereignty.

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, rejected Iran’s hostile actions, describing them as a blatant violation of international law and norms. He added that Iranian claims seeking to hold GCC member states responsible for any military operations are “unfounded and categorically rejected”.

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Saudi FM Holds Call with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah
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Saudi FM Holds Call with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call from Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa Ronald Lamola, the Saudi Press Agency said on Sunday.

During the call, the two officials discussed the latest developments in the region and the international efforts being made in this regard.

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GCC Secretary-General Offers Condolences to Qatar, Türkiye over Helicopter Crash Victims

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi
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GCC Secretary-General Offers Condolences to Qatar, Türkiye over Helicopter Crash Victims

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy to Qatar and Türkiye over the victims of the helicopter crash in Qatar’s territorial waters, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.

On Sunday, seven people have been confirmed killed in a helicopter crash belonging to the Qatari Ministry of Defense due to a technical malfunction during a routine mission.

Four of those killed ⁠were Qatari armed forces ‌personnel, ‌one was from the Qatar-Türkiye ‌joint forces and ‌two were technicians, according to the Turkish and Qatari defense ministries.

Albudaiwi also extended his condolences to the families of the deceased, praying to Allah Almighty to bestow His mercy upon them and grant their families patience and solace.