The Saudi Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority clarified that the jurisprudential explanations circulating regarding nuclear weapons on social media platforms are not based on scientific knowledge, and are mostly based on common mental images and misconceptions.
The authority added, in a post on its account on the “X” social media platform, on Tuesday, that these wrong interpretations contribute to raising anxiety among the public, especially when related to the nuclear issue and its connection to the current conditions in the world and the region.
The Nuclear Regulatory Authority stressed that information related to this matter is issued by competent and reliable government agencies.
The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of a drone in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, in a development that comes a day after the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards the southern region, and two drones in the Riyadh region.
Attempts to target Mecca by the terrorist Houthi militias date back to October 2016, when the “coalition” forces intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militias from Saada Governorate towards the Holy Capital, about 65 kilometers from it. The attempt was renewed on July 27, 2017, by intercepting another ballistic missile over the Al-Wasiliyah area in Taif Governorate, about 69 kilometers from Mecca.
The two attempts sparked widespread condemnation in the Islamic world, as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held an emergency meeting at the ministerial level in Mecca in November 2016, during which it condemned the targeting of the Holy City, and called on member states and the international community to take steps to prevent the recurrence of these attacks and hold accountable those who supply the Houthis with weapons. The organization also condemned the second targeting attempt in July 2017, considering it an attack on the sanctity of holy places and a provocation to the feelings of Muslims around the world.
In September 2026, Mecca returned to being targeted, after the “coalition” announced the interception and destruction of a drone launched by the Houthi militias towards the Holy City, before it entered the prohibited airspace. This was followed by condemnations from the Muslim World League, which included in its statement the attacks that targeted Mecca and the Medina region, calling on Islamic countries and the international community to condemn them, and affirming its solidarity with Saudi Arabia in the measures aimed at protecting the sanctities and the lives of Muslims.
The League of Arab States and the Gulf Cooperation Council also condemned the attempt to target Mecca, and considered the threat to the security of the Holy City a provocation to the feelings of Muslims and a violation of the security of the Kingdom and the stability of the region.
In Medina, the Taybah Electricity Distribution Station was attacked by a drone at dawn on September 29. On October 1, the “coalition” announced that the Houthis were proven to be involved in it, noting that one of the transformers was out of service without affecting the electrical network. Saudi Arabia also announced the interception of a mobile missile launched towards the region on October 15.
On October 24, the “coalition” announced the interception of two ballistic missiles launched towards the regions of Mecca and Medina, while the Civil Defense explained that parts of the two missiles fell in Wadi Al-Mughammas in the Holy Capital.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, reviewed with Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II the historical relations that bring together the two countries and their peoples, stressing their keenness to expand the horizons of cooperation in all fields.
This came during Prince Mohammed bin Salman's reception of Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II, in Riyadh, on Monday, where the Crown Prince of Jordan expressed his country's condemnation of the terrorist attacks launched by the Houthi militia against Saudi Arabia.
Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II affirmed Jordan's full support for Saudi Arabia in confronting everything that threatens its security and the safety of its citizens and residents of its lands, and his full support for the measures it is taking to protect its capabilities.
The meeting was attended by the Saudi side; Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman, Deputy Governor of the Riyadh Region, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Khaled Al-Issa, Minister of State and Member of the Council of Ministers.
Also present from the Jordanian side were: Ayman Al-Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs, Major General Majdi Al-Harasis, Chairman of the Joint General Staff, and Dr. Zaid Baqa’in, Director of the Crown Prince’s Office.
