--- title: "Saudi Arabia reports three Houthi attempts to target Mecca and Medina over nine years" description: "Most outlets reported Saudi Arabia's claim that the Houthis attempted to target Mecca and Medina three times over nine years, including two incidents in September 2026 and one in 2017. The Nation added that the latest incidents drew condemnation from Arab and Muslim countries, while The Express Tribune included the specific years of the alleged attacks and the timing of the latest ones." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/11958-saudi-arabia-says-houthis-attempted-to-target-mecca-medina-3 site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Saudi Arabia reports three Houthi attempts to target Mecca and Medina over nine years world · updated 2 Oct 2026, 6:10 PM PKT · 2 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported Saudi Arabia's claim that the Houthis attempted to target Mecca and Medina three times over nine years, including two incidents in September 2026 and one in 2017. The Nation added that the latest incidents drew condemnation from Arab and Muslim countries, while The Express Tribune included the specific years of the alleged attacks and the timing of the latest ones. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Minute Mirror** — [Saudi Arabia reports Houthi attempts to target holy cities](https://minutemirror.com.pk/saudi-arabia-reports-houthi-attempts-to-target-holy-cities-638683/) · 2 Oct 2026, 6:10 PM PKT > Saudi Arabia has reported three alleged attempts by Yemen’s Houthi movement to target areas around the holy cities - **The Nation** — [Saudi Arabia says Houthis attempted to target Mecca, Medina 3 times over 9 years: Report](https://www.nation.com.pk/02-Oct-2026/saudi-arabia-says-houthis-attempted-target-mecca-medina-3-times-9-years-report) · 2 Oct 2026, 1:41 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > Saudi Arabia has reported three Houthi attempts to target the holy cities of Mecca and Medina over the past nine years, including two incidents in September, drawing condemnation from Arab and Muslim countries. - **The Express Tribune** — [Saudi Arabia says Houthis attempted to target Makkah, Madinah 3 times over 9 years: report](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2632606/saudi-arabia-says-houthis-attempted-to-target-makkah-madinah-3-times-over-9-years-report) · 2 Oct 2026, 12:09 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > Latest incidents occur twice in September 2026, alongside earlier alleged attack in 2017 ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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