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Saudi authorities shift schools in Riyadh to remote learning for week: AFP
Parents received last-minute notices as students moved to the Madrasati platform after drone and missile interceptions raised security concerns, officials said.
- On Sunday, Saudi authorities ordered Riyadh schools to switch to remote learning for one week following Saturday's interception of Houthi drones targeting the capital and ballistic missiles aimed at Khamis Mushait.
- These strikes are part of a renewed escalation in the Yemen war that injured 13 civilians earlier this month and displaced more than 120,000 people, according to the United Nations.
- Military leaders from Pakistan and Turkey recently joined Saudi defense officials in reviewing regional threats, reaffirming the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement stipulating that an armed attack on any member constitutes an attack on all.
- Houthi Political Bureau member Hezam al-Assad described the weekend strikes as 'merely a small-scale rehearsal for a full-scale escalation,' while Saudi-led forces reportedly countered with retaliatory airstrikes in Yemen.
- Intensifying regional fighting raises concerns over energy and shipping routes near Bab el Mandeb, adding pressure to global oil supplies as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains largely blocked.
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The schools of the Saudi capital temporarily close their doors in a context of resurgence of attacks by the Houthis rebels of Yemen The schools of Ryad
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The Ryad schools will operate in distanciel for a period of one week, according to e-mails sent Sunday to the parents of students. The cause: the Houthis attacks, which continued on Saturday against Saudi Arabia. - Saudi Arabia: schools in distancile for a week in Ryad after new attacks by the Houthis (International).
Parents across Riyadh received emails from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to switch to remote learning for a week, according to reports seen by AFP.
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