Riyadh, October 26, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has partially resumed operations amid escalating attacks between Yemen’s Houthi group and the Saudi-led coalition, even as the Houthis warned airlines and travellers against using the airport, calling it unsafe.
The airport had suspended operations following a series of Houthi attacks that reportedly caused deaths and injuries.
On Sunday, the Houthis claimed to have launched dozens of ballistic missiles in three attacks against Saudi Arabia. The group said the first targeted King Khalid International Airport and achieved its objective, while other attacks targeted King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait and a Saudi Border Guard naval base in Jazan.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea warned airlines, airport employees and travellers against using the Riyadh airport and issued a broader warning against Saudi airspace, while excluding the airspace over Mecca and Medina. The Houthi-controlled Saba news agency also warned people against approaching Saudi oil facilities.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed 12 missiles and two drones launched towards the kingdom, including a ballistic missile and two drones targeting the Riyadh region.
Saudi civil defence authorities reported that a Saudi citizen and an Asian resident were injured by debris from two intercepted ballistic missiles in Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah. Three residential buildings and seven vehicles were also damaged.
The Houthis said their attacks were retaliation for Saudi strikes on Sanaa and other areas under their control a day earlier, which they claimed had killed or wounded dozens of people, including women and children. Sarea separately alleged that Saudi forces had conducted 56 air and missile strikes over 24 hours across several Yemeni provinces.
Meanwhile, explosions were reported in Aden’s Al-Buraiqa district on Sunday, although there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy reaffirmed the organisation’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia and its right to defend its security and sovereignty during a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Cairo.
Yemen has been embroiled in conflict since the Houthis seized Sanaa and much of northern Yemen in 2014. The Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015 in support of the internationally recognised Yemeni government.
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