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In first, Saudi Arabia activates Mecca warning system amid Houthi threat
In first, Saudi Arabia activates Mecca warning system amid Houthi threat
Saudi Arabia activated emergency alerts in the holy city for the first time since Yemen's Houthi group intensified its drone and missile attacks on the kingdom.
Beatrice Farhat
Sep 15, 2026
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Muslims participate in a special morning prayer around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex to mark the start of Eid al-Adha, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 6, 2025. — AFP/Getty
Saudi Arabia issued an emergency alert in Mecca on Tuesday, warning of a “potential danger," marking the first such alert in the holy city since Yemen’s Houthi rebels began attacking the kingdom in recent days.
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