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  "id": 17191131,
  "title": "Yemen's Houthis deny launching drone after coalition reports interception in Mecca region",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/yemens-houthis-deny-launching-drone-after-coalition-reports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T06:46:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/yemens-houthis-deny-launching-drone-after-coalition-reports-interception-mecca"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oct 30 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis denied launching any attack towards Saudi Arabia on Friday, after the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the group over the Mecca region. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree dismissed the coalition's account as false in a post on X, saying the group had not carried out any operation towards Saudi territory. He said…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Saudi-led coalition says Houthi drone destroyed over Mecca",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/saudi-led-coalition-says-houthi-drone-destroyed-over-mecca",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:06:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Coalition intercepts and destroys Houthi drone over Makkah region",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/coalition-intercepts-and-destroys-houthi-drone-over-makkah-region",
        "published": "2026-10-30T05:12:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed drone fired by Yemen's Houthis over Makkah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/saudi-led-coalition-says-it-destroyed-drone-fired-by-yemens-houthis",
        "published": "2026-10-30T06:36:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}