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Saudi Arabia bets on force to rein in the Houthis

On Friday, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said it had shot down a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh and two drones headed for the Kingdom’s south. The announcement followed an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam that killed two people and wounded eight. A separate attempt to hit the Shaybah oil field was intercepted but falling debris killed two residents and injured two more. Production was not disrupted. The strikes did not come out of nowhere. On Oct. 9, UN envoy