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  "id": 9569315,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia thwarts Houthi ballistic missiles, Yemen's Saudi-led coalition says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/saudi-arabia-thwarts-houthi-ballistic-missiles-yemens-saudi-led",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T09:46:32.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/saudi-arabia-thwarts-houthi-ballistic-missiles-yemens-saudi-led-coalition-says"
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  "summary": "By Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari Sept 24 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Thursday, thwarting attacks on the southern province of Taif and Yanbu area on the Red Sea, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said. It was not clear whether there was any damage or casualties in either Taif and Yanbu, the main alternative route for Saudi…",
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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."
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