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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) early yesterday intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels as the Israeli president visited the country, authorities said, the third such attack in recent weeks.
The attack amid Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit only fuels the ongoing tensions affecting the wider Persian Gulf, which has seen a series of attacks as Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers collapsed and Yemen’s yearslong war raged.
As negotiators in Vienna now attempt to save the accord and Emirati-backed forces press on the Houthis, the rebels are launching their longest-range attacks yet. Those assaults represent a major challenge
The attack came amid rising tensions between the Emirates and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The United Arab Emirates is part of the Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting the Houthis for years.
Two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels were intercepted and destroyed over the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Emirati Ministry of Defense said yesterday, as tensions soared a week after a deadly attack on Abu Dhabi.
Debris from the missiles fell across the Emirati city.
The Houthis claimed responsibility for a drone-and-missile attack that killed three people last week.
“The attack did not result in any casualties, while the remnants of the intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles fell in separate areas around the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,” a statement said.
The ministry said it “is ready to deal with any threats” and “is
South Korea signed a preliminary deal with the United Arab Emirates to sell Seoul’s mid-range surface-to-air missiles worth 4 trillion won ($3.36 billion).
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On a trip to the United Arab Emirates, the president of South Korea on Sunday reportedly reached a preliminary multibillion-dollar deal to sell Seoul’s surface-to-air missiles to Abu Dhabi and pledged deeper cooperation with the Gulf Arab federation. After South Korean President Moon Jae-In met Emirati Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in…
The president of South Korea has reached a preliminary multibillion-dollar deal to sell Seoul’s surface-to-air missiles to Abu Dhabi and pledged deeper cooperation with the United Arab Emirates during a visit to the Gulf Arab state
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — On a trip to the United Arab Emirates, the president of South Korea on Sunday reportedly reached a preliminary multibillion-dollar deal to sell Seoul’s surface-to-air missiles to Abu Dhabi and pledged deeper cooperation with the Gulf Arab federation.