RIYADH
\nSaudi Arabia said Saturday it had intercepted a ballistic missile targeting the Riyadh region.
\n\u201cA ballistic missile fired in the direction of the Riyadh region was intercepted and destroyed,\u201d the Ministry of Defense wrote on X in the early hours of Saturday morning.
\nThe interception was the latest amid the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
\nEarlier on Friday the ministry said it shot down a number of other missiles and drones targeting the Saudi capital.
\nSix ballistic missiles were launched toward the Riyadh region, the ministry said shortly before midday, with two of them intercepted and the other four falling into the Arabian Gulf or uninhabited areas.
\nMore than 10 drones also targeted Riyadh since midnight Friday. All were intercepted and destroyed by the Kingdom\u2019s air defenses.
\nIn total, the defense ministry has reported 740 drone attacks in the Kingdom since Feb. 28, plus 54 ballistic missiles and seven cruise missiles, most of which were intercepted and destroyed.
\nThe UAE said its air defenses were responding to an incoming missile and drone attack from Iran early Saturday, as Tehran pressed strikes in the Gulf a month into the regional war.
\nA government statement said forces were \u201cintercepting cruise missiles and UAVs (drones)\u201d fired from Iran.
\nThree fires broke out in the vicinity of Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi after debris from an intercepted missile fell on the area, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said. Six individuals \u2014 five Indians and one Pakistani \u2013 sustained moderate to minor injuries, authorities said. The fires have been controlled and authorities are now continuing cooling operations.
\nUAE air defenses have engaged 378 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,835 drones since the Iranian attacks started.
\nA worker was injured in a drone attack \u200con \u200cOman\u2019s Salalah \u200cport while a crane suffered limited damage, Oman\u2019s government \u200csaid on \u200cSaturday. Container shipping group Maersk has halted \u200cits \u200coperations at \u200cthe port for approximately \u200c48 \u200chours, it \u200csaid, following \u200cthe security incident.
\nOman had \u200cserved \u200cas a mediator \u200cbetween the US and Iran before the current war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
RIYADH Saudi Arabia said Saturday it had intercepted a ballistic missile targeting the Riyadh region. \u201cA ballistic missile fired in the direction of the Riyadh region was intercepted and destroyed,\u201d the Ministry of Defense wrote on X in the early hours of Saturday morning. The interception was the latest amid the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":538880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-538864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n