Saudi Crown Prince shifts between residences amid Houthi threat
The 41-year-old crown prince is being protected by a handpicked security team, officials familiar with his movements said, as reported by Wall Street Journal.
Prince Mohammed brought Saudi Arabia into Yemen’s civil war in 2015, backing the internationally recognised government against the Houthis. Earlier reporting noted: The Saudis and the Houthis began fighting in 2015, when the kingdom entered Yemen’s civil war on behalf of the government. Earlier reporting noted: 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.
Earlier reporting noted: 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.
The kingdom has been shifting air defence batteries to protect palaces and energy infrastructure, people familiar with its deliberations said. 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 . The Saudi-led intervention involved devastating airstrikes that intensified the conflict and fuelled the Houthis’ campaign against the kingdom, including attacks on oil facilities and cities such as Riyadh. Saudi Arabia is also struggling to provide air defence coverage across its vast territory. The Houthis seized key areas along the Bab el-Mandeb last month. The Saudi-led coalition, which backs forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government, has been trying to retake those areas.
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was considering military action against the Houthis following the deadly attack on Riyadh’s international airport.