LONDON – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has accused Yemen’s armed Houthi rebels of being a “terrorist militia” after the Iran-backed group fired a volley of missiles at the Saudi city of Mecca, home to the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site.Ailing and increasingly frail, the 90-year-old king seldom appears in public; the world’s oldest reigning monarch prefers to leave the duties of his kingdom to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, his favourite son.
As the Houthis gain ground, Riyadh faces the painful reality of a hostile neighbour on its border
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