UAE blocks missiles as business center in Yemen's Houthi attack zone

The United Arab Emirates, the tourism and commercial hub of the Gulf region, on Monday said it had foiled a second missile attack by Yemen’s Iranian-aligned Houthi movement group, which last week hit a fuel depot in Abu Dhabi, killing three people.

 

The foreign ministry of the UAE, part of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), called the attack a “criminal escalation” and said it had a right to respond.

 

The UAE defence ministry said it had destroyed two ballistic missiles on Monday with no casualties.

 

The Houthis on Monday said they had also attacked Saudi Arabia, which reported material damage from remnants of an intercepted missile in a southern industrial area.