...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
’s capital on Wednesday ‐ an attack Saudi authorities said they intercepted in the skies over Riyadh.
The assault took place a day after Saudi Arabia’s top Western ally the United States pulled out of a deal with Iran over its disputed nuclear programme and could signal an uptick in tensions between Riyadh and regional rival Tehran.
The Houthis said the missiles were launched at economic targets in Riyadh, the group’s al-Masirah TV reported. At least four blasts were heard in the city centre, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The Houthis have fired a series of missiles into the kingdom in recent months, part of a three-year-old conflict in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...widely seen as a proxy battle between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Colonel Turki al-Malki, front man for the US-backed Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, said in a statement that Saudi air defences had intercepted one missile, with another falling in an uninhabited desert south of the city.
A front man for the Houthi-aligned military Colonel Aziz Rashed told al-Masirah that the attack marked "a new phase" and was Dire Revenge for Saudi air strikes on Yemen after a coalition air strike last month killed the Houthis’ top civilian leader.