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Saudi civil defence sounds all-clear after alerts in southern cities

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Nov 2 - Saudi Arabia's civil defence authority on Monday said the threat had passed shortly after issuing alerts for the southern and western cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, Taif and Najran, amid weeks of ongoing hostilities with Yemen's Houthis.

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