Houthis say attacked Riyadh airport hours after flights resume

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a fresh strike on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday, hours after the kingdom announced the resumption of flights. Despite the attacks by the Iran-aligned group, the airport's website listed several domestic and international flights for the day, including arrivals from Dubai, Paris, and Cairo.

However, tracking website Flightradar24 reported that some flights departed while most were cancelled. The renewed operations at the airport came as explosions shook Riyadh in early Sunday, following a text message warning residents of a hostile threat targeting the city. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree later stated via X that the group had conducted three military operations involving dozens of ballistic missiles, with the strike on the airport achieving its target.