Yemen and the region
Coalition reports missile interception in southern Saudi Arabia; alerts lifted
The coalition reported intercepting a ballistic missile heading towards southern Saudi Arabia, without independent verification of the interception details. Civil Defense announced an all-clear after morning alerts. In Abu Dhabi, Sultan Al Jaber warned of depleted oil inventories and higher shipping costs amid disruptions in Hormuz.
Summary
- AttributedThe coalition says it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile heading towards the southern region; operational details remain independently unverified.
- ConfirmedCivil Defense announced an all-clear after emergency alerts; the announcement does not establish casualties or damage.
- ConfirmedAt ADIPEC, Al Jaber warned that around 1 billion barrels had been drawn from inventories since the Hormuz disruption; this is his cumulative estimate.
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- AttributedSouthern Saudi Arabia
Coalition reports intercepting ballistic missile heading towards southern region
Akhbaar24 quoted coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki as saying air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards the southern region. The interception details and location were not independently verified. Reports of two missiles launched from Sanaa do not establish a link between both missiles and this operation or prove that a target was hit.
Source: akhbaar24.com breakingthenews.net - ConfirmedSaudi Arabia
All-clear announced after alerts in Saudi cities
Anadolu reported that Civil Defense announced an all-clear in Abha, Khamis Mushait and Taif after emergency alerts on Monday morning. Reuters coverage carried by Kuwait’s Al-Watan also included Najran. Verification concerns the alerts and their cancellation, not an attack or casualties; the statements cited by Anadolu did not specify the threat.
Source: aa.com.tr alwatan.kuwait.tt - ConfirmedHormuz and energy security
Al Jaber: Hormuz disruption has drawn around 1 billion barrels from inventories
At the opening of ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi, ADNOC chief executive Sultan Al Jaber said the world had drawn around 1 billion barrels from oil inventories since shipping through Hormuz was disrupted. Shipping and logistics now exceeded 30% of the cost of a barrel, compared with around 5% before the disruption, he said. Two reports corroborate that he made these remarks; the figures are his cumulative estimate, not withdrawals during this monitoring hour or an independent audit of inventories.
Source: cnnbusinessarabic.com attaqa.net