{
  "id": 7698980,
  "title": "Mecca In Danger? Islam's Holiest City Put On Air Raid Alert For First Time In History As Houthis Target Saudi Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/mecca-in-danger-islams-holiest-city-put-on-air-raid-alert-for-first",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T02:48:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/mecca-put-on-air-raid-alert-for-first-time-as-houthis-target-saudi-arabia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mecca: Saudi Arabia issued an air raid alert in the holy city of Mecca on Tuesday amid a fresh escalation in attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, marking the first time such an alert has been issued in the city. Alerts were also issued in several areas along the kingdom's western coast, including Jeddah and Taif, but were lifted shortly afterwards. The unprecedented alert came after Saudi Arabia…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}