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Saudi Defenses Destroy Ballistic Missile Fired at Khamis Mushait

Arab Coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki al-Malki.
Arab Coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki al-Malki.
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Saudi Defenses Destroy Ballistic Missile Fired at Khamis Mushait

Arab Coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki al-Malki.
Arab Coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki al-Malki.

The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen said on Friday that Saudi defenses destroyed a ballistic missile fired at the city of Khamis Mushait.

The Arab Coalition said in a statement that the missile, launched from Saada airport, deliberately targeted a commercial center in the city.

Such escalations by the Houthi militias, including the targeting of civilians, required an immediate response in order to protect them, the Coalition added.

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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.”