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strikeAug 5, 2026

Houthis announce targeting of a Saudi oil tanker off the coast of Yanbu a day after attacking Najran airport - BBC News Arabic

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Houthis announce targeting of a Saudi oil tanker off the coast of Yanbu a day after attacking Najran airport - BBC News Arabic (machine-translated headline from a Arabic-language source)

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    الحوثيون يعلنون استهداف ناقلة نفط سعودية قبالة سواحل ينبع غداة مهاجمة مطار نجران أعلن الحوثيون الأربعاء استهداف ناقلة نفط سعودية قبالة سواحل ينبع في البحر الأحمر، حيث يقع أحد الموانئ الرئيسية لتصدير النفط السعودي، وذلك في إطار الحصار البحري الذي أعلن المتمردون فرضه على المملكة من…

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