Symbolic imageHouthis keep striking Saudi Arabia as Riyadh airport partly reopens
Saudi Arabia reopened two terminals at Riyadh's main airport on Sunday while the Houthis fired more missiles and drones. The Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted them.
King Khalid International Airport resumed limited service on Sunday, 25 October, with Terminal 1 for domestic and Terminal 2 for international flights, after closing on 10 October following an attack that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300. Flightradar24 data showed little traffic. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree renewed his warning that the airport is a "military target" and that evening claimed a strike on it with "dozens of ballistic missiles", plus attacks on an air base in Khamis Mushait and a naval base in Jazan. Saudi authorities did not immediately respond to that claim. The coalition says it intercepted a ballistic missile and drones over Riyadh, a cruise missile aimed at Khamis Mushait and 10 ballistic missiles fired at the south; Civil Defence reported two injuries from debris.
Dispute over Mecca region
Saudi Civil Defence said debris from two intercepted missiles fell in Mecca province on Saturday. The Houthis deny targeting holy sites and call the claim a "huge lie", while the GCC secretary-general condemned the strikes as a grave violation.
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Other opinions
TASS carries only the Houthi account of the strikes and does not mention the coalition's interceptions.