DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted a drone launched by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Thursday toward Khamis Mushait, home to the main Saudi air base in the border region, Saudi state TV reported.
A Houthi spokesman said on Twitter his group launched two drones at military positions inside the Abha International Airport, west of Khamis Mushait.
A Saudi-led military coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015 after the Houthis ousted the country’s internationally-recognized government from Sanaa, the capital.
Oman, which has a border with Saudi Arabia and Yemen, recently stepped up efforts to persuade the parties to agree on a ceasefire deal.
(Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli;Editing by Alison Williams and Philippa Fletcher)
