Saudi Arabia says it shot down Houthi drone south of Mecca0

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• September 16, 2026

The Houthis have recently seized control of large swathes of Yemen’s Red Sea coast from Saudi-backed pro-government forces. Last week, they captured the strategic port city of Mokha and Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the southern gateway to a key shipping route that links Asia and Europe via the Red Sea and the