Coalition says air defenses shot down missile aimed at Saudi eastern province
The coalition announced that its air defense systems intercepted a ballistic missile launched toward Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, and civil defense reported the threat had passed.
The spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, Major General Turki Al-Malki, said on Sunday that air-defense systems intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired toward Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. Saudi civil defence later confirmed that the alert had been lifted in Dammam, Dhahran, Buqayq and Al-Hofuf after the threat passed.
Al-Malki also noted that on the previous day a cruise missile aimed at the Riyadh region was shot down, and on Friday night a UAV over the same region was intercepted.
In separate diplomatic contacts, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah spoke by phone with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani about recent regional developments and measures to de-escalate tensions. The Saudi minister also received a call from Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty to discuss security and stability efforts.