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King Salman of Saudi Arabia labeled Yemen’s Houthi movement a “terrorist militia” during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, accusing them of targeting the holy city of Mecca with drone attacks, a move he called a “heinous crime.” The king’s comments came after several recent missile and drone attacks by the Houthis on Saudi cities and energy infrastructure. This is one of the few times King Salman has made direct public statements regarding current conflicts; usually these matters are handled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
King Salman, 90-year-old king of Saudi Arabia, denounced Yemen's Houthi movement as a “terrorist militia” during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. He cited suspected attacks by the Houthis on the holy city of Mecca and called them a "heinous crime." The incident marked one of the greatest security threats to Saudi Arabia in years; it was the first security alert in Mecca since nearly 10 years ago. In response, G7 leaders called for an immediate cessation of Houthi military actions and demanded they halt attacks on civilian shipping. Additionally, the UK pledged air-to-air refuelling support to Saudi Arabia. The recent capture by Houthis of Yemen’s Red Sea coast has left hundreds dead, displaced over 130,000 people, with UN forecasts predicting this number could rise to more than 230,000 in the coming months.
Written for “Saudi King Rebukes Houthis” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has branded Yemen’s armed Houthi movement a “terrorist militia” and accused the Iran-allied group of repeatedly targeting the holy city of Mecca.
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Saud → brand → Mecca
The 90-year-old Saudi monarch made the comments during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
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Agency → make → Tuesday
It was a rare sharp intervention in current affairs by the king, as most day-to-day affairs are led by his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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affairs → lead → son
Deadly Houthi attacks this month have marked one of the greatest threats to Saudi Arabia’s security in years.
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attacks → mark → years
King Salman called the suspected Houthi targeting of the holy city a “heinous crime” and a provocation against Muslim sentiment worldwide, according to SPA.
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Salman → call → SPA
Last week, Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted a drone launched by the Houthis towards Mecca, an accusation that the Houthis strongly denied, with Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi calling the Saudi claims “a heinous lie”.
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Houthi → say → claims
It was the first time in nearly 10 years that a security alert had been activated in Mecca, home to the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site.
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alert → activate → Kaaba
The Saudi monarch commended the military and security services for “defending the homeland and resolutely confronting any aggression against the holy sites, pilgrims, citizens and residents of the Kingdom”.
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monarch → commend → Kingdom
Saudi cities targeted
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cities → target → ?
King Salman also cited a meeting between the crown prince and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo last week, as well as his conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron on “efforts to enhance regional stability and ensure the security and freedom of maritime navigation”.
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Salman → cite → navigation
Houthi missile and drone attacks increasingly target Saudi cities, energy infrastructure and shipping, opening another front in the wider regional conflict that began with the United States and Israel’s war on Iran in February.
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that → target → February
On Saturday, Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen said they had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis towards the Saudi capital Riyadh, sending a dark column of smoke from a fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
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they → lead → Riyadh
The escalation has also raised the stakes for global energy supplies, as Houthi fighters expanded their control to Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast, which has been used as an alternative route for Saudi oil exports amid the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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which → raise → Hormuz
Amid growing regional tensions, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan last month signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, which treats an armed attack on any of its three member countries as an attack on all three.
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which → grow → three
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