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The Houthis have intensified their attacks on Saudi soil, and although material damage can be quickly repaired, the country's reputation for stability is severely undermined.
Myriam Benraad, a political scientist from the Middle East, is our guest.
The Saudi-led coalition announced that it had intercepted a Houthi missile north of Riyadh, after another shot at Khamis Mushait. In Yemen, Aden airport was also attacked by missiles and drones, according to government authorities. An escalation of tensions in the region told by Sophie Samaille.
The Houthis claimed on Monday strikes at Riyadh International Airport, an Aramco oil refinery and sites in southern Saudi Arabia. Activating their mutual defence pact, Turkey and Pakistan announce the deployment of military personnel to the kingdom. On the other hand, Yemeni forces are launching a counter-offensive on Sanaa.
On Thursday, Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthis attacked several areas in Saudi Arabia using missiles and drones. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced the sending of "military means" to "protect" the Yanbu oil terminal, a strategic link of the Saudi energy system.
The United States said that it feared a "rapid escalation" of hostilities in the Middle East following the attacks by the Yemeni Houthis against Saudi Arabia, whose capital had been targeted for the first time in months by these pro-Iranian fighters. We are talking about the situation with Quentin Müller, an independent journalist and expert on the Arabian peninsula.
