Thunderstorms and hail swept across the UAE on Tuesday, covering Sharjah's desert with ice and pelting camels in viral scenes; the NCM forecasts more rain through Thursday.
Gulf defence chiefs held an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday to tighten joint military coordination as Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate, the UAE defence ministry said.
French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Riyadh on October 21 in a surprise "solidarity" visit — the first Western leader in Saudi Arabia since Houthi attacks intensified — for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on security and fuel supplies.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed five drones over the Medina and Eastern regions on Wednesday — launches the Houthis denied carrying out.
Saudi Civil Defence says one boy was found dead and another child is still missing after flash floods swept away three children in Mecca amid an ongoing rain spell across western Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed the Houthi launch platform behind Tuesday's ballistic missile attack on Riyadh, after intercepting the missile and a second drone over the capital in a day that saw blasts shake the city and a rare aerial-threat alert issued and lifted.
French President Emmanuel Macron met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, sealing a Rafale F5 defence agreement and Gulf diesel pledges as France battles a fuel crisis and violent protests.
At least 73 young recruits were killed and more than 200 wounded when Houthi ballistic missiles struck the al-Alam training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province — the deadliest single attack since the country's civil war reignited.
Britain will fly RAF Typhoon fighter jets on defensive counter-air missions to protect Saudi cities and critical infrastructure from escalating Houthi aerial attacks, the Ministry of Defence announced Tuesday.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh on Tuesday after the kingdom's early-warning platform issued a danger alert across the capital.