US calls on Houthis to stop attacks on Yemeni and Saudi civilians
SHARE The US State Department called on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels to stop attacking civilians in the country and in neighbouring Saudi Arabia following another strike at the kingdom on Saturday. Saudi Arabia intercepted an airborne attack on Jeddah on Saturday morning, the Saudi Defence Ministry said. The King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah was unaffected and flights continued normally, the state Saudi Press Agency reported. Saudi Arabia announced a peace initiative in March to help end the civil war in Yemen. However, the Houthi rebels have intensified attacks with explosive laden-dr...