Col. Turki Al-Maliki /tags/col-turki-al-maliki en Arab coalition releases footage showing Hezbollah, Iranian involvement in Yemen war /node/1992991/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2021-12-26 11:04</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Arab coalition on Sunday released footage and pictures it said provided evidence of Hezbollah and Iran’s involvement in Yemen’s seven-year war and the use of Sanaa airport as a missile launch site.<br /> At a press conference in the Saudi capital, coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki showed footage of Hezbollah instructors training Houthis on how to use drones.<br /> In some videos, boxes of drone parts can be seen stacked with some bearing Hezbollah’s logo.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/12/26/2984371-878011146.jpeg" width="658" height="600" alt="Arab coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki speaks during a press conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on Dec. 26, 2021. (SPA)" title="Arab coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki speaks during a press conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on Dec. 26, 2021. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/12/26/2984381-436793295.jpeg" width="835" height="600" alt="Arab coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki speaks during a press conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on Dec. 26, 2021. (SPA)" title="Arab coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki speaks during a press conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on Dec. 26, 2021. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/12/26/2984391-1999762694.jpeg" width="899" height="600" alt="The Arab coalition held a press conference to provide evidence of Iran and Hezbollah’s involvement in Yemen in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on Dec. 26, 2021. (SPA)" title="The Arab coalition held a press conference to provide evidence of Iran and Hezbollah’s involvement in Yemen in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on Dec. 26, 2021. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/hezbollah">Hezbollah</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/houthi">Houthi</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div></div></div> Sun, 26 Dec 2021 08:12:15 +0000 maria.botros 1992991 at Arab coalition: Yemen’s Houthis have turned Sanaa airport into military base /node/1973041/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2021-11-22 17:34</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Arab coalition said on Monday that the Houthi militia in Yemen have turned Sanaa airport into a military base for experiments and cross-border attacks.<br /> Video footage released by the coalition showed the Iran-backed Houthis carrying out training exercises on UN planes, with the intent of testing a missile air system, Saudi state TV reported.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/11/22/2927276-1663756228.png" width="1186" height="806" alt="" title="Arab coalition releases video claiming to show the Houthi militia using Sanaa airport as a military barracks. (Screenshot/Al-Ekhbariya TV)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sanaa">Sanaa</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/houthi">Houthi</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/iran">Iran</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sanaa-airport">Sanaa airport</a></div></div></div> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:51:45 +0000 sarah.glubb 1973041 at Arab coalition: Air operations halt Houthis’ incursion into Abdiya /node/1945266/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2021-10-10 21:24</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Arab coalition’s air operations have stopped the Houthis’ incursion into the Abdiya district in Marib over the past 18 days, an official said.</p> <p> Spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said coalition forces carried out 118 attacks to protect civilians in Abdiya during the past 96 hours.</p> <p> Al-Maliki added that 15 military vehicles belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi militia have been destroyed, with more than 400 causalities on the Houthi side.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/10/10/2853411-1500027531.jpg" width="1024" height="682" alt="Arab coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki speaks at a press conference in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (File/AFP via Getty Images)" title="Arab coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki speaks at a press conference in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (File/AFP via Getty Images)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/houthi">Houthi</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/marib">Marib</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/abdiya">Abdiya</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div></div></div> Sun, 10 Oct 2021 18:26:38 +0000 sarah.glubb 1945266 at Arab coalition: We received no information from UN over Shabwa airstrike claim /node/1933671/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2021-09-22 16:37</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Arab coalition said on Wednesday it has not received any information from the United Nations about an allegation that six civilians were killed in an airstrike in Yemen.<br /> The UN secretary-general’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Sunday that the UN was concerned about a reported airstrike by the coalition in Shabwa that allegedly killed six civilians from the same family.<br /> The comments were made within a statement strongly condemning the Houthi militia for executing nine people on Saturday.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/09/22/2823376-2146044453.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Arab coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki speaks at a press conference in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (File/AFP via Getty Images)" title="Arab coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki speaks at a press conference in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (File/AFP via Getty Images)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/united-nations">United Nations</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/stephane-dujarric">Stephane Dujarric</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/shabwa">Shabwa</a></div></div></div> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:01:20 +0000 sarah.glubb 1933671 at Arab coalition returns Houthi child recruit to Yemeni government /node/1864036/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2021-05-24 18:39</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Arab coalition said on Monday that it had returned a Yemeni child recruited by the Houthi militia to the legitimate Yemeni government, Saudi Press Agency reported.<br /> Spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said the procedures were carried out in the presence of representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Saudi Red Crescent, the Human Rights Commission, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, and specialists from the Arab coalition’s Joint Forces Command.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/05/24/2632366-1766074655.jpg" width="901" height="600" alt="Arab coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said the recruitment of Yemeni children was a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. (File/SPA)" title="Arab coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said the recruitment of Yemeni children was a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. (File/SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/child-rights">Child rights</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div></div></div> Mon, 24 May 2021 15:50:07 +0000 sarah.glubb 1864036 at Arab coalition intercepts drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis toward Abha airport in Ƶ /node/1856741/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2021-05-10 17:31</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Arab coalition said on Monday evening it intercepted and shot down a booby-trapped drone in the southern region launched by the Houthi militia in Yemen, Saudi Press Agency reported.<br /> Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said the drone was launched “in a deliberate and systematic way to target travelers at Abha International Airport, through which thousands of civilian travelers of different nationalities pass through daily.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/05/10/2613071-1415834479.jpeg" width="800" height="600" alt="Arab coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia toward Abha International Airport. (SPA)" title="Arab coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia toward Abha International Airport. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/05/10/2613076-1588625015.jpeg" width="800" height="600" alt="Arab coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia toward Abha International Airport. (SPA)" title="Arab coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia toward Abha International Airport. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/05/10/2613081-461656527.jpeg" width="800" height="600" alt="Arab coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia toward Abha International Airport. (SPA)" title="Arab coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia toward Abha International Airport. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/05/10/2613066-519140296.jpeg" width="800" height="600" alt="Arab coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia toward Abha International Airport. (SPA)" title="Arab coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia toward Abha International Airport. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/abha-airport">abha airport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/abha-airport-attack">abha airport attack</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/houthi">Houthi</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/drone">drone</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Mon, 10 May 2021 14:32:27 +0000 sarah.glubb 1856741 at Arab coalition intercepts Houthi drone launched toward Ƶ /node/1825491/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2021-03-15 01:10</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Arab coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward southern Ƶ, state TV Al-Ekhbariya reported on Sunday.<br /> Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said: “Joint coalition forces managed to intercept and destroy a booby-trapped drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in a systematic and deliberate manner to target civilians and civilian objects in the city of Khamis Mushait.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/03/15/2522306-1819203563.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="Spokesman of the Arab coalition Col. Turki Al-Maliki gestures during a press conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (File/AFP)" title="Spokesman of the Arab coalition Col. Turki Al-Maliki gestures during a press conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (File/AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/houthi">Houthi</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/khamis-mushayt-0">Khamis Mushayt</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/drone">drone</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div></div></div> Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:11:52 +0000 sarah.glubb 1825491 at Arab coalition intercepts 2 ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthis towards Ƶ /node/1821436/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2021-03-07 20:11</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Arab coalition said it intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward southern Ƶ, state TV reported.<br /> Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said coalition forces managed to intercept and destroy the missile that was targeting Jazan region.<br /> Col. Al-Maliki said the missile was launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in a systematic and deliberate manner to target civilian areas in Ƶ.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/03/07/2509231-1319602174.jpg" width="813" height="558" alt="Arab Coalition Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki speaks at a press conference in Riyadh. (File/AFP)" title="Arab Coalition Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki speaks at a press conference in Riyadh. (File/AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/houthi">Houthi</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/jazan">Jazan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/houthi-attack">houthi attack</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div></div></div> Sun, 07 Mar 2021 17:12:12 +0000 sarah.glubb 1821436 at Arab coalition intercepts Houthi ballistic missile targeting Jazan /node/1819586/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2021-03-04 09:35</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: The Arab coalition has intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile targeting Jazan in southwest Ƶ, state TV Al-Ekhbariya reported.<br /> The coalition is taking all precautions to protect civilian as the Houthi militia continue targeting them, the report added.<br /> On Wednesday, the Arab coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward southern Ƶ, the Saudi Press Agency reported.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/03/04/2503256-1101263402.jpg" width="1024" height="763" alt="" title="Spokesman of the Saudi-led military coalition Col. Turki al-Maliki speaks during a press conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on Sept. 30, 2019. (File/AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/houthi">Houthi</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/houthi-attack">houthi attack</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase update"> Update </span> Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:36:22 +0000 kateryna.kadabashy 1819586 at Arab coalition thwarts drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards Ƶ /node/1819406/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2021-03-04 00:33</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Arab coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward southern Ƶ, Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.<br /> Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said: “Joint coalition forces managed to intercept and destroy a booby-trapped drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in a systematic and deliberate manner to target civilians and civilian objects in the city of Khamis Mushait.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/03/04/2502806-327645285.jpeg" width="1138" height="640" alt="Arab Coalition Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki speaks at a press conference in Riyadh. (File/Reuters)" title="Arab Coalition Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki speaks at a press conference in Riyadh. (File/Reuters)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/drone">drone</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/houthi">Houthi</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/khamis-mushayt-0">Khamis Mushayt</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div></div></div> Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:34:37 +0000 sarah.glubb 1819406 at Arab coalition intercepts Houthi drone targeting Ƶ /node/1818506/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2021-03-02 18:45</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Arab coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward southern Ƶ, Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.<br /> Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said: “Joint coalition forces managed to intercept and destroy a booby-trapped drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in a systematic and deliberate manner to target civilians and civilian objects in the southern region.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/03/02/2500051-1040395323.jpg" width="670" height="332" alt="Arab Coalition Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki speaks at a press conference in Riyadh. (File/Reuters)" title="Arab Coalition Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki speaks at a press conference in Riyadh. (File/Reuters)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/houthi">Houthi</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/drone">drone</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/houthi-attack">houthi attack</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div></div></div> Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:46:11 +0000 sarah.glubb 1818506 at Arab coalition intercepts 3 Houthi drones targeting Ƶ /node/1811051/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2021-02-17 19:08</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Arab coalition forces early on Thursday intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait, in southern Ƶ.<br /> Coalition forces had intercepted two drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthis targeting the Kingdom on Wednesday.<br /> Coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said a “booby-trapped” drone launched from Yemeni airspace by the Houthi militia was intended “to target civilian objects and civilians in a systematic and deliberate manner.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/02/17/2479201-2124609498.jpg" width="901" height="600" alt="The Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a drone toward Khamis Mushait, southern Ƶ, from within Yemeni airspace. (File/SPA)" title="The Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a drone toward Khamis Mushait, southern Ƶ, from within Yemeni airspace. (File/SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/houthi">Houthi</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/drone">drone</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/khamis-mushayt-0">Khamis Mushayt</a></div></div></div> Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:16:26 +0000 sarah.glubb 1811051 at Arab coalition intercepts 2 Houthi drones, ballistic missile launched toward Ƶ /node/1807681/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2021-02-11 19:34</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Arab coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi militia toward Ƶ on Thursday.<br /> Spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said the missile was launched toward Khamis Mushait in the southern region from Saada governorate in Yemen.<br /> A drone launched by the Houthis on Thursday evening that was targeting the southern region as well, was also intercepted and destroyed by coalition forces, he said in a separate statement on Saudi Press Agency (SPA).<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/02/11/2469591-1970144259.jpg" width="670" height="446" alt="Arab coalition spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said the attacks were deliberate attempts by Yemen’s Houthi militia to target civilians. (File/AFP)" title="Arab coalition spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said the attacks were deliberate attempts by Yemen’s Houthi militia to target civilians. (File/AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/houthis">Houthis</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/khamis-mushayt-0">Khamis Mushayt</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/houthi-attack">houthi attack</a></div></div></div> Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:35:26 +0000 sarah.glubb 1807681 at Coalition shoots down 4 Houthi drones targeting Ƶ /node/1805136/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2021-02-07 07:13</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed four exploding drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward Ƶ on Sunday.</p> <p> The drones were sent “in a systematic and deliberate manner to target civilian areas and civilians in the southern region,” Arab coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said.</p> <p> Three drones were shot down on Sunday evening, Saudi Press Agency reported. Another was intercepted early in the morning after it was launched towards the Kingdom.</p> <p> Al-Maliki said the attacks threatened regional and international security.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2021/02/07/2462286-428616318.jpg" width="900" height="599" alt="" title="Fighting in Yemen escalated in 2015 when the Houthis overthrew the UN-recognized government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. (File/AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/houthis">Houthis</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase update"> Update </span> Sun, 07 Feb 2021 04:16:52 +0000 farah.heiba 1805136 at Arab coalition intercepts two Houthi explosive-laden boats off Yemen /node/1761771/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2020-11-11 22:18</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Arab coalition said on Wednesday that it had intercepted two explosive-laden boats south of the Red Sea launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia, Saudi Press Agency reported.<br /> Spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said the “coalition’s naval forces monitored an attempt by the Iran-backed Houthis to carry out a hostile and terrorist act in the southern Red Sea by using two remote-controlled booby-trapped boats, launched by the militia from Hodeidah.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/11/2344091-272937806.jpg" width="800" height="480" alt="" title="Col. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Arab coalition fighting to restore the internationally recognized government in Yemen said naval forces destroyed two explosive-laden boats in the Red Sea. (File/SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-coalition">Arab Coalition</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/col-turki-al-maliki">Col. Turki Al-Maliki</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/houthi">Houthi</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/yemen">Yemen</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/hodeidah">Hodeidah</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/red-sea">Red Sea</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase update"> Update </span> Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:19:09 +0000 sarah.glubb 1761771 at