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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Saudi Arabia intercepts wave of Houthi missiles as oil climbs to one-week high

A person in Yemen watches TV news showing an armed fighter with a rocket launcher
A person in Sana’a watches a TV broadcast on the latest developments in the Saudi-Houthi conflict. The Houthis have launched strikes on the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and ⁠repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, with the latest attacks pushing oil prices ⁠to a one-week high over fears of spiralling supply disruptions.

The ⁠Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said the missiles were ⁠aimed at Taif in western Saudi ​Arabia and the Yanbu area on the Red Sea, with the Houthis claiming their attacks were aimed at “a sensitive target” in the capital Riyadh and on Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu.

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