SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group said Saturday that it had launched two large-scale missile and drone attacks targeting the Saudi capital Riyadh and an Aramco facility in the western Saudi city of Yanbu, amid a sharp escalation in hostilities between the two sides.
In a statement broadcast by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the operations involved "a large number of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones." (Yemen-Houthis-Saudi Arabia-Attack)
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RIYADH -- Explosions were heard again in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday, the second such incident in the city on the same day.
Smoke was seen rising near King Khalid International Airport in the northeastern part of the city. The airport is currently operating normally, though some flights have been delayed. (Saudi Arabia-Riyadh-Explosions)
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TEHRAN -- A senior Iranian security official said Iran has not yet decided whether to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, adding that any decision on the issue will depend on Washington's behavior.
In an interview with Qatar's Al Jazeera published on Saturday, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said the country is still committed to a religious decree issued by its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, which prohibits developing atomic weapons. (Iran-US-Talks)
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DAMASCUS -- Syria's Ministry of Defense on Saturday held a funeral for 11 of its personnel killed in an explosion at a military site in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour a day earlier, according to state media.
The funeral procession was held at the National Hospital in Deir al-Zour city for the 11 servicemen killed in Friday's explosion in the Ayash area west of the provincial capital. (Syria-Blast-Military Site) ■
