Limited operations resume at Riyadh airport following Houthi attacks
Foreign airlines have not yet restarted flights to Riyadh, and some traffic shifted to Al Qassim airport, a four-hour drive from the capital.
RIYADH: Two explosions were heard in the Saudi capital early Saturday, according to an AFP journalist on the ground. The Saudi civil defense reported that an early warning system had been activated to warn residents of a possible threat. The Saudi-led coalition combating the Houthis claimed to have shot down a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh and a drone in the Eastern province.
In recent months, Saudi Arabia has faced sustained assaults from the Iran-backed Houthis, including an attack on the kingdom's international airport that proved to be one of the deadliest in years. Tensions flared once again in Yemen in July, shortly after the onset of the US-Iran conflict that has destabilized the broader region. The Yemeni conflict has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, making it one of the world's most impoverished nations that is already grappling with a severe humanitarian crisis.
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