That was on Tuesday. The last time Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince was seen in public, he was giving blood for a national donation drive.
Since then, reports say, Mohammed bin Salman has been moved from one heavily guarded palace to another as Houthi attacks on the kingdom grow more intense.
The Saudis and the Houthis began fighting in 2015, when the kingdom entered Yemen’s civil war on behalf of the government.
Officials briefed on the attack said it was the single deadliest strike on the US or its Gulf allies in the conflicts linked to the Iran war, the Wall Street Journal reported. She was one of several victims who lost limbs. Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers spoke late on Sunday about the escalation.
Riyadh’s allies in the Mecca Pact have also voiced their support. The Houthis are backed by Iran and are among its most heavily armed supporters in the region. The Crown Prince, 41, has not appeared in public since his blood donation. They said a 28-year-old Egyptian flight attendant died of blood loss after her arm was blown off. The Saudis and the Houthis began fighting in 2015, when the kingdom entered Yemen’s civil war on behalf of the government.
Which cited officials familiar with his movements, he is being shuttled between palaces that are heavily guarded and fitted with bunkers, according to the Wall Street Journal . Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman warned the kingdom’s response would be “equally serious”, given how grave the attacks were. US President Donald Trump has said he is considering joining Saudi strikes on the Houthis. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Tehran was “deeply concerned about developments in the Arabian Peninsula”. He added that the fighting “will only benefit the Israeli regime”. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said he had warned against insisting on a military approach and ignoring the political situation. He said Tehran would help begin a dialogue between the Saudis and the Houthis.
