OIC, Arab states condemn drone attack on power station serving Saudi Arabia's Medina

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and several Arab states have condemned a drone attack on a power station serving Medina, Saudi Arabia, which supplies electricity to the Prophet's Mosque.

The United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain each voiced solidarity with Saudi Arabia in the wake of the attack, underscoring regional concern over the targeting of infrastructure connected to one of Islam's holiest sites.

Regional condemnation

The statements of condemnation reflect a broader pattern of Gulf and Arab states rallying behind Saudi Arabia when its infrastructure comes under attack, particularly when facilities tied to religious sites are involved.

Details on the perpetrators of the drone attack, the extent of any damage caused, and whether power supply to the mosque was disrupted were not included in the available report.

Saudi authorities have not been reported, in the available information, as having assigned responsibility for the attack to a specific group or state.

The incident adds to a series of attacks on energy and infrastructure targets in the Gulf region in recent years, often linked to regional tensions.