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Saudi forces intercept Riyadh-bound Houthi missile

A Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthi rebels says it has intercepted a missile fired from the neighbouring country towards the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. Houthi rebels said on Tuesday they had launched a ballistic missile targeting al-Yamama royal palace to mark 1,000 days since the coalition started its bombing campaign in Yemen. "This is our answer to them and to the whole world," Abdulmalik al-Houthi, the rebels' leader, said in a […]

today20 December 2017

International News

Iran tests new ballistic missile: state media

Iran has "successfully" tested a new ballistic missile that can carry multiple warheads and can travel up to 2,000km, according to state media. The news of the test comes just hours after Iran's Revolutionary Guard unveiled the missile during a military parade in Tehran. The move was a direct challenge to US President Donald Trump, who in August signed a bill imposing mandatory penalties on those involved in Iran's ballistic […]

today23 September 2017

International News

Yemeni rebel missile shot down near Mecca: Arab coalition

A ballistic missile fired by Yemeni rebels was shot down late Thursday near Mecca in Saudi Arabia, a month before the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Islam's holiest site, the Arab military coalition fighting in Yemen said. The missile was intercepted 69km south of the city in western Saudi Arabia, the coalition said in a statement, calling it "a desperate attempt by Shiite Houthi rebels to disrupt Hajj", which begins at […]

today28 July 2017

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