{
  "id": 288826,
  "title": "Arab League secretary-general condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/arab-league-secretary-general-condemns-houthi-attack-on-saudi-arabia",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-08T00:06:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/arab-league-secretary-general-condemns-houthi-attack-saudi-arabia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Arab League secretary-general has condemned an attack by Yemen's Houthis on the Najran region in Saudi Arabia, which wounded several civilians. According to the Middle East Eye, Nabil Fahmy, secretary-general of the League of Arab States, expressed the Arab League's full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and warned of the continued escalation.\n\nA Saudi spokesman accused the Houthis of indiscriminately shelling civilian areas in violation of international humanitarian law, as reported by the Japan Times.\n\nSaudi Arabia has recently signed a trilateral defence agreement with Pakistan and Turkey, aimed at strengthening their collective security. The agreement, signed following a joint defence summit, stipulates that an armed attack against any of the three countries would be regarded as an attack on all, according to the Times of India.",
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        "published": "2026-08-06T10:58:43.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-08-06T19:11:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia expects coordinated attacks by Houthis, Iraqi militias, official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/saudi-arabia-expects-coordinated-attacks-by-houthis-iraqi-militias",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Houthi attack wounds 11 civilians as Saudi Arabia warns of wider threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/houthi-attack-wounds-11-civilians-as-saudi-arabia-warns-of-wider",
        "published": "2026-08-07T00:58:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia wounds 11 civilians as kingdom warns of wider threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/houthi-attack-on-saudi-arabia-wounds-11-civilians-as-kingdom-warns-of-246681",
        "published": "2026-08-07T01:21:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia wounds 11 civilians as kingdom warns of wider threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/houthi-attack-on-saudi-arabia-wounds-11-civilians-as-kingdom-warns-of",
        "published": "2026-08-07T03:08:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan to sign joint defence pact amid regional escalation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/saudi-arabia-turkiye-and-pakistan-to-sign-joint-defence-pact-amid",
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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."
}