By Reuters | Posted by TOE

Saudi Arabia issued alerts on Thursday warning of potential danger in ​Yanbu, the kingdom’s Red Sea oil export hub, as Yemen’s ‌Iran-aligned Houthis continue attacks on the kingdom that have opened another front in the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said it ​destroyed a missile launched by the group towards Islam’s holy ​city of Medina. The kingdom’s civil defence also issued emergency ⁠alerts for the southeastern area of Sharurah that borders Yemen.

The Houthis ​had yet to claim any attack on the kingdom on Thursday.

They said ​on Wednesday they had attacked Riyadh’s international airport while Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited the kingdom. Saudi authorities have not confirmed the attack.

The Syrian leader witnessed the ​signing of a defence agreement alongside Crown Prince Mohammed — their second meeting in ​Saudi Arabia in less than a month.

No details were provided on what the agreement ‌entails. ⁠Reuters reported last month that Damascus was carefully weighing providing military assistance to Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter and a key US ally, has been requesting assistance from countries ranging from the US to ​Europe and the ​Middle East, for ⁠both defensive and offensive support in its renewed war against the powerful Yemeni militia.

Egypt last month gave approval for ​its military, one of the region’s biggest, to provide ​help ⁠to the kingdom.

Meanwhile, Turkey is set to ratify a mutual defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan that includes a collective defence clause, committing NATO’s second-largest ⁠army ​to Riyadh’s defence. Britain said in October ​it will fly fighter jets on defensive missions to help protect Saudi cities from Houthi aerial ​attacks.