Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan said on Friday that the ongoing Houthi attacks show that the militia is not serious about a solution to the Yemeni conflict. In a press conference with his German counterpart Heiko Maas here, the prince added that the Iranian role in destabilizing the region's security is "clear". Saudi Arabia's Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted several ballistic missiles launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia from the Yemeni capital Sanaa targeting cities in the Kingdom, the Arab Coalition's spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday. The statement said these missiles were launched "in a deliberate and systematic manner" in order to target cities and civilians in Saudi Arabia, describing the attack as a "flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. German foreign Minister Heiko Maas praised the progress that's happening in the Kingdom in implementing the economic reforms along with "Vision 2030". The Saudi foreign minister also condemned the terrorist attack that killed nine people in the German town of Hanau in the press conference with his German counterpart Maas. A suspected right-wing extremist shot nine people dead in two shisha bars in an overnight rampage through a German city before, police believe, returning home and killing himself. Many of the victims of the shooting in the German town of Hanau had an immigrant background, German magazine Focus said based on a report from news agency DPA that cited security sources. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Friday that the police presence would be increased across the country to counter the "very high" security threat from the far-right. — Al-Arabiya English
