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Arab Coalition Destroys 10 Houthi Armed Drones Targeting Saudi Arabia

Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Arab Coalition Destroys 10 Houthi Armed Drones Targeting Saudi Arabia

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

The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced on Saturday that it intercepted and destroyed seven armed drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen against the southern regions of the Kingdom.

The coalition slammed the Houthis for their continued deliberate attacks against Saudi Arabia, describing them as war crimes.

It stressed that it was taking the necessary operational measures to protect civilians and civilian installations.

It later announced that it shot down two more drones, this time fired at the southern region of Khamis Mushait.

A third Houthi drone fired towards Najran city was shot down later on Saturday.

Early on Saturday, the coalition also destroyed another Houthi armed drone aimed at Khamis Mushait.

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GCC Secretary-General Condemns Iranian UAV Attacks on Bahrain

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi
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GCC Secretary-General Condemns Iranian UAV Attacks on Bahrain

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

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi expressed his strong condemnation and denunciation of the treacherous Iranian attacks that targeted the Kingdom of Bahrain using UAVs.

The GCC secretary-general underlined that the continuation of these hostile acts constitutes a flagrant violation of Bahrain's sovereignty, a grave disregard for international law and the United Nations (UN) Charter, as well as a blatant challenge to regional and international efforts aimed at achieving security and stability, SPA reported.

Furthermore, he stressed that Iran's persistence in repeating its assaults on the Kingdom of Bahrain poses a direct threat to the security and stability of the region. He underscored that these practices contradict the principles of good neighborliness and represent a clear violation of relevant Security Council resolutions, necessitating a resolute international stance to halt these attacks and hold those responsible accountable.

​Albudaiwi renewed the GCC states' full solidarity and standing with the Kingdom of Bahrain, as well as their support for all measures it takes to protect its sovereignty, security, and the safety of its citizens and residents on its territories.

 

He asserted that the security of the Kingdom of Bahrain is an integral and indivisible part of the shared Gulf security, and that any infringement on the sovereignty of any member state is an infringement on the security of all GCC states.​​

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Bahrain Says it Intercepted Iranian Projectiles

Visitors tour the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Achievements Exhibition at the National Aerospace Park outside Tehran, Iran, 12 November 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
Visitors tour the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Achievements Exhibition at the National Aerospace Park outside Tehran, Iran, 12 November 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
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Bahrain Says it Intercepted Iranian Projectiles

Visitors tour the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Achievements Exhibition at the National Aerospace Park outside Tehran, Iran, 12 November 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
Visitors tour the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Achievements Exhibition at the National Aerospace Park outside Tehran, Iran, 12 November 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Bahrain's military said Sunday that its air defense systems had intercepted a number of Iranian projectiles before they reached their targets.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had attacked a US military base in Bahrain in retaliation for "hostile US actions,” Iran's Fars news agency reported.

The Revolutionary Guards said they had launched six drones targeting a US air-defense radar at the Al-Rifaa helicopter base in ⁠Bahrain, Iranian state-run Press ⁠TV reported.

Bahrain, home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, earlier urged citizens and residents to remain calm and proceed to the nearest safe location, the interior ministry said.

“Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its sinful attacks targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain,” the statement added.

President Donald Trump has said in recent days that he might hold off on attacking Iran if the US faces no new provocations from Tehran or the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, but that he would maintain a US naval blockade, Reuters reported on Saturday.

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Arab Coalition Intercepts Missiles Towards Riyadh, Drones in Eastern Province

Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki
Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki
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Arab Coalition Intercepts Missiles Towards Riyadh, Drones in Eastern Province

Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki
Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki

The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Sunday it had intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles launched towards the Saudi capital Riyadh and three drones in the Kingdom's Eastern Province.

"Air defenses intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi terrorist militia toward Riyadh," Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki said.

He earlier said in separate statements that Saudi air defenses had destroyed three drones in the country's Eastern region.