Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct 24, 2026 (AFP) - Saudi coalition says downed drone as Houthis keep up strikes

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The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said on Saturday it had downed a drone, as the Iran-backed group carries out daily attacks on the kingdom. "A drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Eastern Province," said Turki Al-Malki in a post on X, the spokesman for the coalition. Saudi Arabia has come under sustained attack from the Houthis this month, including a strike on Riyadh's international airport that was the kingdom's deadliest......

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