The UAE comments after the Houthis continue targeting Saudi Arabia

On Wednesday, the UAE condemned the attacks launched by the Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthi group against Saudi Arabia and the targeting of the Kingdom’s ships in the Red Sea.

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement, condemning “in the strongest terms the Houthi group’s continued targeting of civilians and civilian and economic objects in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in addition to the targeting of Saudi ships in the southern Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.”

The Foreign Ministry's statement stressed that "the continuation of this targeting represents a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and a threat to its security and stability."

The UAE also affirmed its full solidarity with Saudi Arabia "and its support in everything that would preserve its security and stability."

Earlier Wednesday, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile north of Riyadh launched by the Houthis.

The coalition said, according to what was reported by the official Saudi News Agency (SPA): “Intercepting and destroying a ballistic missile north of the city of Riyadh launched by the terrorist Houthi militia.”

The "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" added: "We are tracking the launch pad with the coalition's intelligence system in the skies of Sana'a and we will destroy it."

This development comes amid intensifying battles between the forces of the internationally recognized Yemeni government, supported by Saudi Arabia, on the one hand, and the Houthis, on the other hand.