Saudi Arabia, Qatar intercept, destroy drones over their territories

2026-03-06 - 07:56

The Saudi Ministry of Defense announced today that it had intercepted and destroyed a drone northeast of Riyadh. This was stated in a statement issued by the ministry, attributed to its spokesperson, Major General Turki Al-Maliki. The Saudi Ministry of Defense also announced today it had intercepted and destroyed three drones east of the Riyadh region. Meanwhile, the Qatari Ministry of Defense announced today that the Qatari Amiri Air Defense Forces had intercepted a drone attack targeting Al Udeid Air Base. This came in a brief statement from the ministry on its official account on the (X) social media platform. –KUNA