Posted inCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyGCCMiddle EastPoliticsPolitics & Economics

Saudi border guard killed, two others wounded in Yemen

Gulf kingdom’s interior ministry confirms fatality during heavy gun and mortar fire from Yemen

(Getty Images - for illustrative purposes only)
(Getty Images - for illustrative purposes only)

A Saudi border guard was killed and two troops wounded by heavy gun and mortar fire from Yemen on Sunday evening, the kingdom’s interior ministry said.

Several members of Saudi Arabia’s forces have been killed since the country and its Sunni Muslim Arab allies began bombing the Iran-allied Shi’ite Houthi group in Yemen last month. 

Follow us on

For all the latest business news from the UAE and Gulf countries, follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube page, which is updated daily.