{
  "id": 20212779,
  "title": "Houthis say they fired missiles at Riyadh airport and financial district",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/houthis-say-they-fired-missiles-at-riyadh-airport-and-financial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T18:44:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/houthis-say-they-fired-missiles-riyadh-airport-and-financial-district"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Houthi group stated they fired two ballistic missiles at targets in the Saudi capital, specifically naming the financial district and King Khalid International Airport. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree also claimed the group launched six ballistic missiles at Saudi troops in Yemen’s southern Lahj governorate, targeting positions near Qa’wa camp. Middle East Eye reported that Al Jazeera observed two explosions in the Yemeni city of Aden.\n\nThe Saudi-led coalition in Yemen reported that on Sunday, November 15, air defenses intercepted and destroyed six drones and two ballistic missiles. According to Major General Turki Al Maliki, a spokesman for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, the intercepted targets included Mecca, Medina, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province. The coalition stated that two drones targeting Mecca and one drone in the Medina region were destroyed, along with two ballistic missiles directed toward Riyadh. Additionally, the coalition reported the interception of three drones aimed at the Eastern Province.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}