Air Raid Sirens In Mecca: Saudi Bears Houthi Attacks, Pak Stays Mum. Has Mecca Pact Been Tested?

Although Pakistan condemned the Houthi attacks, it failed to mention whether Islamabad would step up to assist Riyadh in responding to the Houthi strikes

A fresh round of escalation in West Asia has once again thrown the region into chaos as the Iran-allied rebel group Houthis continue launching strikes on targets across Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh said Tuesday that its air defence systems had intercepted Houthi drones near Mecca, with the site of the annual hajj pilgrimage seeing air raid siren alerts for the first time in history.

News18 (English) · 16 Sept, 12:32

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Air Raid Sirens In Mecca: Saudi Bears Houthi Attacks, Pak Stays Mum. Has Mecca Pact Been Tested?

Although Pakistan condemned the Houthi attacks, it failed to mention whether Islamabad would step up to assist Riyadh in responding to the Houthi strikes

A fresh round of escalation in West Asia has once again thrown the region into chaos as the Iran-allied rebel group Houthis continue launching strikes on targets across Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh said Tuesday that its air defence systems had intercepted Houthi drones near Mecca, with the site of the annual hajj pilgrimage seeing air raid siren alerts for the first time in history.