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Breaking News Live Updates: US issues advisory to 'reconsider travel' to Saudi Arabia as Houthis target Mecca
Posted on September 16, 2026
By Business News Today
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Tensions escalate in the Middle East as the United States advises citizens to reconsider travel plans to Saudi Arabia following security concerns. The incident centers on alleged Houthi drone activity near Mecca, Islam's holiest city. While Saudi-led coalition forces claim to have intercepted an unmanned aircraft, Houthi representatives flatly deny involvement, dismissing the allegations as fabricated. The dispute highlights ongoing regional conflicts threatening tourism and pilgrimage routes during critical religious periods.
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Breaking News Live Updates: US issues advisory to 'reconsider travel' to Saudi Arabia as Houthis target Mecca
Breaking News Live Updates: The United States of America issued an advisory to 'reconsider travel' to Saudi Arabia even as Houthi official on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia’s claim that the Iran-aligned group had launched a drone towards Mecca, calling the allegation a “lie”, after the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of the holy city.Saudi air defences intercepted the drone on Tuesday before it entered prohibited airspace over Mecca, according to coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki. The Houthi military source denied that the group posed any threat to Mecca or other Islamic holy sites, in comments carried by the Houthi-run SABA news agency.Al-Malki said the security of Islam’s two holiest sites and pilgrims was a “red line” and that the coalition would take necessary deterrent measures against the Houthis.Mecca, home to shrines sacred to Muslims worldwide, is Islam’s holiest city and the focal point of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which millions of Muslims undertake each year.
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