{"id":"497397c6-6185-49cc-a690-a23dcb790cc7","url":"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-30-yemens-houthis-deny-launching-drone-after-coalition-reports-interception-in-mecca-region/","domain":"dailymaverick.co.za","outlet":{"name":"Daily Maverick","country":"ZA","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Yemen’s Houthis deny launching drone after coalition reports interception in Mecca region","plainHeadline":"Houthis deny launching drone after coalition claims interception near Mecca region","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree rejected coalition claims on X.","Saree said the group had not carried out any operation toward Saudi territory.","Houthis say their operations target Saudi oil facilities and military bases.","The group has previously denied targeting Mecca and Medina.","Saudi-led coalition had accused drones targeting Mecca area, which Houthis denied."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity","Energy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-30T09:45:22.816Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-30T09:49:29.597Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/ae48ed3c-3c37-42f8-b570-160ff900818f","storyId":"ae48ed3c-3c37-42f8-b570-160ff900818f","image":"https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/LaT4vfwz4pSq-rUYhfbGsY_0Wco=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/attachments/2999/14401977_458899.jpg","author":"Reuters","dek":"Yemen's Houthis denied launching any attack towards Saudi Arabia on Friday, after the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the group over the Mecca region."}