Wide Arab and international condemnation of the attack on Riyadh and affirmation of full solidarity with Saudi Arabia

Al-Badawi considered, in a statement by the General Secretariat of the Council, that the continuation of attempts to target civilians and infrastructure requires a firm international stance, reaffirming the position of the GCC countries alongside Saudi Arabia and its support in protecting its security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.

For its part, the Muslim World League received a number of letters of strong condemnation of the terrorist crime of the Houthi militia that targeted the city of Mecca, the region of Medina, and other cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which affected civilians and civilian infrastructure. These were sent by Islamic leaders, bodies, assemblies, councils, and independent entities and institutions of Islamic jurisprudence, which are followed by hundreds of millions of Muslims in Islamic countries and minority countries.

They pointed out that this targeting shook the feelings of more than two billion Muslims, and that the sanctity of the Two Holy Mosques is an impregnable barrier that God has placed against anyone who dared to try to harm it, affirming their full confidence in the trustworthy hands and high capabilities of the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in repelling anyone who wanted to harm the safe sanctuary with injustice.

For its part, the State of Kuwait condemned in the strongest terms the Houthi militia's attempt to target the city of Riyadh with a ballistic missile and its attempt to target civilians and civilian infrastructure in the cities of Bishah, Taif, Farasan, and Yanbu, affirming its country's absolute solidarity with Saudi Arabia, its standing alongside it, and its support for all the measures it takes to protect its sovereignty, security, and the protection of its citizens and residents on its territory, stressing that the security of Saudi Arabia is an integral part of the security of Kuwait and the security of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

According to the official news agency "KUNA", the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry affirmed that these hostile attacks constitute a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a blatant breach of international law and international humanitarian law.

In Bahrain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned and denounced the escalation of terrorist attacks carried out by the Houthi terrorist militia against Saudi Arabia, considering them a flagrant violation of the rules of international law, international humanitarian law, the United Nations Charter, and relevant Security Council resolutions.

According to the Bahraini News Agency "BNA", the Bahraini Foreign Ministry affirmed the full solidarity of its country with Saudi Arabia and its full support for all the measures it takes to protect its sovereignty, security, stability, and the protection of its citizens and residents on its territory, in accordance with Article (51) of the United Nations Charter, affirming that its security and stability are an integral part of Bahrain's national security.

In Beirut, the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, in a statement carried by the National News Agency, condemned the targeting of the city of Riyadh and considered it a serious violation of international law and a threat to regional security and stability.

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry affirmed its solidarity with Saudi Arabia and its rejection of targeting cities and civilian facilities, stressing the importance of sparing the region further escalation.

Members of the UN Security Council also condemned in the strongest terms the ongoing attacks by the Houthi militia on Saudi Arabia, expressing their solidarity with Saudi Arabia in the face of attacks that target civilians and civilian infrastructure on its territory, affirming its inherent right to self-defense in accordance with international law.

Members of the Council renewed their condemnation of the missile attacks on Saudi Arabia and the attacks and threats against commercial navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, affirming the importance of maintaining the safety of commercial vessels and their crews and respecting maritime rights and freedoms in accordance with international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

In this context, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, condemned the Houthi militia's attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and their targeting of civilian facilities, threatening the stability of the region.