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Houthis Mount Another Large Missile Assault On Riyadh & East-West Pipeline On Tuesday the Houthis launched another major missile salvo deep inside Saudi Arabia, however Saudi authorities have yet to acknowledge the fresh attack, or to publicly assess possible damage - though there are reports of missile alerts in the kingdom. The Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, announced the group once again targeted King Khalid International Airport, as well as multiple pumping stations along the kingdom's East-West pipeline . via Associated Press Saree further claimed fresh attacks on an Aramco facility in Abqaiq and the Riyadh's financial district . He added that the Houthis "targeted Saudi enemy troop concentrations overseen by the Saudi officer Badr al-Harbi in the al-Mudharabah and Ras al-Arah districts, resulting in a large number of dead and wounded ." It's unclear whether the financial district attack was a reference from the day prior, when a Houthi attack damaged an Aramco office in Riyadh. What's clear is that these cross-border attacks are coming daily, and the Saudis seem powerfless to stop them , and there's been no major military help coming from Western allies like the US or UK (only minimal assistance, for example - intelligence cooperation). The Saudis on Tuesday confirmed missile defenses are active : Air defences have intercepted and destroyed several missiles launched towards southern Saudi Arabia and Riyadh , according to the Saudi-led coalition currently fighting the Houthis in Yemen. The coalition also indicated that it intercepted a drone over Saudi Arabia's oil-rich Eastern Province. This is having a serious impact on the kingdom's economy, at a sensitive moment that Gulf states in general are seeking to present themselves as places of 'stability' and ripe for investment. Saree warns investors and companies against "keeping their investments in Saudi Arabia" . In the meantime, standard and high profile events hosted in the kingdom continue…

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