Saudi Civil Defense issues, then lifts warnings of potential danger in Riyadh and other areas

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense issued alerts early Saturday warning of potential danger in Riyadh and the nearby city of Al-Kharj before sending an all-clear minutes later, as attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi forces against the Kingdom intensify. A similar alert was also issued in Farasan Islands in the Kingdom's southwest. The nature of the threat was not immediately specified. The alert marked an unusual development for the Saudi capital, where residents received mobile-phone warnings of

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