The President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, sent a congratulatory cable to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of Victory Day in Russia.
Oil prices rose, today, Wednesday, remaining just above four-year lows, as investors focused on U.S.-China trade talks and signs of declining U.S. production.
Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the Champions League final for the second time in its history, after repeating its 2-1 victory over Arsenal in the second leg of the semi-final.
The Arab Coalition backing Yemen's government against Houthis shot down on Tuesday an unmanned drone the Yemeni coupist militia had launched from Sana'a to attack civilian places in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The drone was however downed while still in the Yemeni airspace.
The Coalition's spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki said, "All the vehement attempts by the Iran-backed terrorist militia of Houthis to launch drone attacks end up as a failure."
In a statement quoted by the Saudi Press Agency, al-Maliki said the Coalition applies "best rules of engagement in warding off the threat of these drones to civilians."