Riyadh airport partially reopens: Saudi intercepts Houthi ballistic missile, drones

Houthis on Sunday claimed to have launched dozens of ballistic missiles in three attacks against the kingdom (Photo: ANI). Saudi-led coalition on early Monday claimed it intercepted a ballistic missile launched towards Riyadh by the Houthis as the rebel group continues to target the partially open King Khalid International Airport.On Sunday, the Houthi group said it had launched dozens of ballistic missiles in three attacks against the kingdom, the first of which targeted King Khalid International Airport and "successfully achieved its objective."Other attacks targeted King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait and a Saudi Border Guard naval base in Jazan.Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree renewed a warning to airlines, employees and travellers against using King Khalid International Airport, describing it as "unsafe."“The Yemeni Armed Forces renew their warning to all global, regional, and local airlines, as well as employees and travellers, against travelling through Khalid Airport in Riyadh, as it is unsafe, being a military target for our forces,” Saree said on X.The airport administration previously announced that Terminal 1 would handle domestic flights and Terminal 2 internat...