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Saudi-led coalition accuses Houthis of striking Medina power station

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station supplying the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, drawing condemnation across the Muslim world. The Houthis denied involvement in the drone attack, which came as fighting intensified between government forces and rebels in Yemen.

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Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of attacking the holy city of Medina

Riyadh claimed on Thursday that the Houthis targeted an electrical infrastructure feeding the Prophet's mosque in the holy city of Medina. Yemen, Qatar, Turkey, Sudan and the Arab League condemned the attack, while Yemeni pro-Iranian rebels denied any responsibility.

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Are the Houthis winning against Saudi Arabia?

It's unclear how the Saudis can defuse the threat presented by the Houthis in next-door Yemen or who they can turn to for help. The US isn't interested, the Europeans are hedging and nobody wants open conflict with Iran.

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