Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Forces of the Arab Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen on Thursday successfully intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia toward the southern Saudi city of Najran, the Saudi Press Agency reported. In a statement, the official spokesman of the Arab Coalition, Col. Turki Al-Maliki said: The Joint Coalition Forces have intercepted and destroyed this evening (Thursday) a ballistic missile launched systematically and deliberately by the terrorist Houthi militia to target civilians and civilian objects in (Najran).”