Houthis and Saudi-led coalition trade strikes after missile attacks near Riyadh and Aramco

Saudi-led coalition says missile intercepted in Al-Kharj A cruise missile was intercepted and destroyed in Al-Kharj Governorate of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led military coalition said, according to Reuters. Earlier, the coalition said it destroyed three cruise missiles headed towards Riyadh. Four people, including two women and a child, were wounded in Riyadh by debris from two intercepted Houthi missiles, the Saudi civil defence agency said. 

The threat of a widening war on the Arabian Peninsula is accelerating. Houthi rebels in Yemen are again targeting Saudi infrastructure and military sites, escalating a conflict which may yet draw in other regional powers. The Saudi-led coalition launched new airstrikes on oil facilities across Houthi-controlled Yemen in response to deadly airport attacks in Riyadh. Ali Rogin reports.

Weekend attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia have largely cut Saudi Arabia off from the world. The normally cautious kingdom is accepting defensive assistance from its allies as it intensifies strikes against the Houthis.

Saudi Aramco headquarters hit by missile as Houthi conflict intensifies

Explosions and accusations rippled across Yemen on Wednesday after Houthi authorities said an attack on an oil company site left two people dead, blaming Saudi Arabia for the strike. There ‌was no immediate Saudi confirmation. According to Yemen’s Houthi-run health ministry, the fatalities occurred when an oil company in the Red Sea province of ‌Hodeidah […]

Saudi Civil Defense issued an early warning for the country's eastern province earlier on Tuesday, then issued another for Riyadh shortly after the interceptions.

Houthis had threatened ‘harsh and painful’ response to Saudi-led strikes on Yemeni capital of Sanaa

Saudi Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran was hit during a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants. A fire broke out in part of the complex. This is according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Houthis have launched several missile attacks against Saudi Arabia in recent days. Kailey Leinz reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

Saudi Arabia hit by multiple explosions after strikes on Yemeni oil facility Cities across Saudi Arabia were rocked by explosions on Tuesday night local time after the kingdom launched strikes on energy facilities in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital controlled by the Houthis. The Saudi-led coalition warned residents to evacuate the area before carrying out the strikes that mark a clear escalation in the spiralling conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia.  The Associated Press reported witness testimonies of several explosions across Sanaa after the al-Sabaha central station fuel facility had been targeted in the strikes.  Explosions and blasts were also reported in Riyadh, Dammam and Dhahran on Tuesday night, as the Houthis appeared to pummel Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones. Read more: Saudi Arabia hit by multiple explosions after strikes on Yemeni oil facility A minaret soars over the skyline of a neighbourhood pictured at sunset in Yemen's capital Sanaa, on 13 October 2026 (Mohammed Huwais/AFP)

Saudi Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran in eastern Saudi Arabia was hit during a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants on Tuesday that caused a fire in a part of the complex, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Saudi Arabia hit by multiple explosions after strikes on Yemeni oil facility Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 20:53 Houthis said they would target oil facilities, including Aramco headquarters, after Sanaa attacked A minaret soars over the skyline of a neighbourhood pictured at sunset in Yemen's capital Sanaa, on 13 October 2026 (Mohammed Huwais/AFP) Off Cities across Saudi Arabia were rocked by explosions on Tuesday night local time after the kingdom launched strikes on energy facilities in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital controlled by the Houthis. The Saudi-led coalition warned residents to evacuate the area before carrying out the strikes that mark a clear escalation in the spiralling conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia.  The Associated Press reported witness testimonies of several explosions across Sanaa after the al-Sabaha central station fuel facility had been targeted in the strikes.  Explosions and blasts were also reported in Riyadh, Dammam and Dhahran on Tuesday night, as the Houthis appeared to pummel Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones. The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it intercepted at least three missiles and two drones over Riyadh. Multiple news sites reported blasts heard in Dhahran, the city home to Saudi Arabia’s oil giant, Aramco. The Houthis warned all employees and civilians near Aramco oil facilities and offices to evacuate on Tuesday, calling the sites “a legitimate target” earlier in the day. They also said they would attack sites in Riyadh. “Any targets in the capital Sanaa will be met with a harsh and painful response in the Saudi enemy's capital, Riyadh,” Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said earlier on Tuesday. The threat came after a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis told civilians to evacuate al-Sabaha central station. Saudi Arabia refuses request from Netanyahu to join fight against Houthis, says report Read More » A massive fire cloud was filmed in Sanaa that was attributed to Saudi strikes. Middle East Eye could not immediately confirm the blast's authenticity. The attack came after Houthi strikes on Saudi airports and energy sites in recent days. The Saudi-led coalition issued its first evacuation order in the Yemeni capital since the war flared in July.  The Houthis also said two people were killed when an oil company in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah was attacked. The back-to-back strikes on energy infrastructure could herald a new phase of the war, risking higher energy prices. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday complained that the Houthis were trying to send prices higher. "I’ll be there after the elections, and I will never forget!” Trump said, accusing the group of trying to influence the 3 November midterm elections. "The Houthis are behaving very badly,” he added. Yemen War News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Yemen’s Houthis said Saudi Arabia struck an oil facility in Sanaa on Tuesday, after the Riyadh-led coalition told civilians to leave the surrounding area in its first evacuation order for the Yemeni capital since the war flared up again. The Saudi-led coalition said military operations were conducted against “vital assets” used by the Houthis to wage war in Yemen. In a statement posted on X, coalition spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki says the targets included the Al-Sabaha central station in the capital Sanaa, underground fuel reserves and fuel tanks, and energy terminals in Hodeidah, Sanaa and Dhamar. Earlier, the coalition’s spokesman said people should leave an oil facility belonging to the Yemen Petroleum Company on the western outskirts of Sanaa before it was attacked. An AFP correspondent in Sanaa reported hearing an explosion, while a breaking news alert on the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV channel said, “Saudi aggression targets the oil company in Al-Sabaha, west of Sanaa”. The Saudi-led coalition had not yet confirmed the reported strike. Swiftly responding to the earlier coalition warning, the Houthis had issued a threat to target Riyadh’s international airport, a refinery, and an Aramco facility in Dammam if the strike went ahead. “The Yemeni Armed Forces urge all citizens to immediately evacuate and move away from targets that our forces will strike should the Saudi enemy target,” military spokesman Yahya Saree wrote on X, identifying the three targets. An attack at Riyadh’s airport on Saturday left 13 people dead and operations suspended, rocking the world’s top crude oil exporter and deepening the war in Yemen, where the kingdom backs the internationally recognised government. An AFP correspondent reported that many civilians in Sanaa, fearing shortages, rushed to queue in front of fuel stations after the coalition warning. The Yemen Petroleum Company sought to reassure the public, saying it had taken all necessary precautions in the event of an emergency to “meet people’s needs”. Petroleum stocks were “available in safe facilities and locations, and in sufficient quantities” to meet demand for long periods, it said. Saudi Arabia was still weathering fresh attacks on Tuesday, with the coalition saying its forces intercepted three drones north of the kingdom’s capital Riyadh. Many countries have issued travel warnings to their citizens in Saudi Arabia, most recently France, which told its citizens to avoid the airports in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam on Tuesday. The Saudi coalition has supported Yemen’s government militarily against the Houthis since 2015 in a long-running civil war that has created a humanitarian crisis. Economic woes Traffic in perennially gridlocked Riyadh was noticeably lighter this week, as remote learning for all schools and work-from-home orders for some companies took effect, according to AFP journalists. Saudi Arabia faces a major economic contraction this year, with GDP expected to shrink 3.3 per cent, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, predicting a regional drop over Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The kingdom was already facing headwinds from Tehran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, vital for oil and gas trade, since the start of the Middle East war in February, when the US and Israel attacked Iran. But the restart in July of Yemen’s frozen war has further roiled the kingdom and brought the fight to its own soil. Houthi attacks have also targeted oil tankers in the Red Sea — Saudi Arabia’s alternative export route. In Yemen, the renewed fighting was fuelling the risk of infectious disease outbreaks. Suspected cholera cases tripled there in three weeks, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, warning that the growing disease burden was straining hospitals already treating war casualties. Houthi warning Blasts were heard over the Saudi capital again late on Monday, with the Saudi coalition saying it intercepted a Houthi missile and the group announcing it had again targeted the airport. On Monday evening, Human Resources Minister Ahmad bin Sulaiman Al Rajhi remained defiant. “We’re not going out,” he told the crowd at the Riyadh Economic Forum. “We are safe. With God’s will. May God turn their plots back against them.” The Riyadh airport attack prompted US President Donald Trump to say he was considering joining Saudi strikes against the Houthis, after having reportedly rebuffed previous Saudi requests. The Houthis warned the US against intervention, with political bureau member Mohammed Al Bukhaiti telling AFP they would target American interests in the region. Bukhaiti said the purpose of the campaign against Saudi targets was to send a message to the crown prince “that he can no longer wage aggression against Yemen from a safe position”.

The strikes mark a fresh escalation in the widening Middle East crisis, with Yemen's Houthis vowing to retaliate with attacks on Saudi Arabia's airports and oil refineries.

Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed three cruise missiles in Riyadh, kingdom's south The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed three cruise missiles and two drones on Tuesday in the capital, Riyadh, and the country's southern region, as Yemen's Houthis press their attacks on the kingdom. "Three cruise missile destroyed in the Riyadh and southern areas," coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki wrote on X, later adding "two drones intercepted and destroyed" in the same areas.

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis said Saudi Arabia was attacking the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday after a Saudi-led coalition warned civilians to stay away from an oil depot on the city’s outskirts, part of a rapidly escalating war between the sides. The Houthis have for a week been targeting Saudi airports, including a strike on Riyadh […]

Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet on Tuesday warned the Houthis they would “face consequences” for their repeated attacks on the kingdom.

The Houthis have warned Saudi Arabia that they will retaliate by targeting the Saudi cities of Riyadh and Dammam.

By Timour Azhari and Menna AlaaElDinRIYADH, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A ballistic missile hit the headquarters complex of Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company, the world's largest and the backbone of the kingdom's economy, a company source told Reuters, amid an escalating war between Yemen's Iran-allied Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition.

By Timour Azhari and Menna AlaaElDinRIYADH, Oct 13 (Reuters) - An administrative building belonging to Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco in the eastern city of Dhahran was attacked, causing a limited fire, the Energy Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday as fighting between Yemen'sIran-allied Houthis and the kingdom intensified.Authorities responded to the incident late on Tuesday and took necessary measures, the ministry said, adding that there were no injuries or deaths.

By Timour Azhari and Menna AlaaElDinRIYADH, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-allied Houthis said Saudi Arabia was attacking the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday after a Saudi-led coalition warned civilians to stay away from an oil depot on the city's outskirts, part of a rapidly escalating war between the sides.The Houthis have for a week been targeting Saudi airports, including a strike on Riyadh on Saturday that killed 13 people, in retaliation for the kingdom's backing of government forces against the Houthis in Yemen's reignited civil war.

Saudi coalition says it targeted oil firm in Sanaa, other facilities in Yemen The Saudi-led coalition confirmed on Tuesday it had targeted a Yemeni oil company facility in Sanaa and two sites in other provinces, hours after urging civilians to evacuate the area of the strike in the Houthi-held capital. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said on X that the facilities, including those in Saada and Dhamar provinces in western Yemen, were used to "supply the war effort" by the Houthis to "threaten the kingdom, Yemen, the southern Red Sea and waterways". 

Houthi War Escalates: Riyadh Strikes Sanaa Oil, As Several Saudi Airports Shuttered The Saudi coalition, which is calling itself the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, on Tuesday issued a warning for civilians to evacuate a site in Sanaa ahead of a targeted operation. The city has been held by the Houthis going all the way back to 2014, and is the main base of the Iran-aligned government there. Specifically, civilians are being urged evacuate the Yemen Petroleum Company’s Al-Sabahah central fuel station in Sanaa, and the publication went so far as to issue an illustrative map of the location. There are emerging reports of active bombings of the area. Additional to this was (on the flip side) a published warning by Ansar Allah on Tuesday for Saudi citizens to "evacuate" areas near Aramco’s headquarters in Dammam, King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, and Aramco's Riyadh refinery - which comes amid ongoing reports of the Houthis targeting territory of the kingdom. The Saudi capital's international airport of Riyadh has been shuttered since deadly weekend attacks, and expectations are that it will remain closed through at least Saturday, according to a fresh NOTAM issued. We "call on all citizens to evacuate immediately and stay away from the targets that our armed forces will strike if the Saudi enemy proceeds with its announced plan to target the following sites in the capital, Sanaa," the Houthi statement said. Saudi Arabia STRIKES missile and oil facilities in and around the Houthi capital, Sanaa https://t.co/Wq8uAWrCN9 — RT (@RT_com) October 13, 2026 This comes simultaneous to the aforementioned Saudi order telling people to evacuate from near Yemen Oil Company site at Al-Sabaha Central Station in Sanaa. And so tit-for-tat escalation is expected to continue. Saudi authorities have been warning that a "serious" response would come after at least 13 were killed in multiple strikes on Riyadh's airport over Saturday and Sunday. "The events of recent weeks are serious. Our response must be equally serious," Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman told the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh - a long planned event which has proceeded despite the threat of Houthi missiles in the air. The Houthis have indicated they will continue the fight amid the "brutal Saudi aggression" which at the moment is focused on retaking Western Yemen's Red Sea coastline: Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen, says the “Dawn of Yemen” operation is “proceeding toward its goal of ending the Houthi militias’ coup”. “There is no turning back, no matter the sacrifices,” said al-Alimi. 🚨BREAKING: Eight Saudi Airports Have Now Been Closed Although Saudi Arabia may still periodically open some of them, this is a major catastrophe for the country. The Saudis have imposed a no-fly zone over Yemen since 2015, now the same is being done to them. — MintPress News (@MintPressNews) October 13, 2026 So far the US has signaled it is staying on the sidelines of the renewed war, only providing the Saudi coalition with intelligence, and presumably targeting information. Tyler Durden Tue, 10/13/2026 - 13:40

Yemen's Houthis threaten Saudi Aramco sites after coalition strikes in Sanaa Yemen’s Houthis have threatened to strike Saudi Aramco facilities after the Saudi-led coalition ordered civilians to leave an oil facility in the capital Sanaa ahead of a planned attack. “The Yemeni Armed Forces warn all employees and citizens near any Aramco oil facility to evacuate and stay away from it, as it is a legitimate target for our forces,” Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree posted on X on Tuesday. The warning came after the coalition told civilians to evacuate the Yemeni Oil Company’s al-Sabaha central station in Sanaa before a military operation. Saree had earlier warned that any strike on Sanaa would be met with a “harsh and painful” response in Riyadh. He named Aramco’s headquarters, King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco-affiliated refinery in Riyadh as sites civilians should leave. Read more: Yemen's Houthis threaten Saudi Aramco sites after coalition strikes in Sanaa A fire burns at a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of Riyadh on 3 October 2026 (AFP)

Civilians warned to evacuate outskirts of Sana’a ahead of biggest attack so far on Houthi energy infrastructureSaudi Arabia has launched a series of strikes on a strategic oil depot on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, in a fresh escalation of the conflict between Riyadh and the Iran-backed Houthi forces.Before the attack on Tuesday, a Saudi spokesperson warned civilians to leave the target area, in an apparent attempt to strike fear into the local population ahead of the biggest attack so far on Houthi energy infrastructure. Continue reading...

Houthi health ministry says Saudi attack killed two people killed in Hodeidah A Saudi strike on an oil company in Ras Issa near Hodeidah killed two people and wounded two others, a spokesperson for the health ministry affiliated with the Houthis said. In a post on X, Dr Anees Alasbahi said the casualties were civilians.

Saudi Arabia has one of the world’s most expensive and sophisticated arsenals, filled with American warplanes, missile defenses and other cutting-edge technology. But in recent days it has appeared helpless in the face of barrages of missiles and drones fired by the Houthi rebel group from neighboring Yemen. The attacks have struck Saudi airports, killed at least 14 people and forced schoolchildren and businesspeople to stay indoors and work from home. The Iran-backed Houthis, once seen as little more than a ragtag militia, have grown into a formidable fighting force. They have inflicted damage on the region’s top oil producer, threatened critical supply routes in the Red Sea and now risk reigniting a full-scale war on the Arabian Peninsula that displaced millions and killed tens of thousands. The Houthis are attacking Saudi Arabia because it supports government forces in Yemen the rebels seek to overthrow. As Saudi Arabia investigates how its air defenses failed to stop the Houthis' attacks, it must also consider how to respond and what the rebels might do next. Here’s what we kno

RIYADH — Yemen's Iran-allied Houthis said Saudi Arabia was attacking the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday after a Saudi-led coalition warned civilians to stay away from an oil depot on the city outskirts, part of a rapidly escalating war between the sides. The Houthis have for a week been targeting Saudi airports, including a strike on Riyadh on Saturday that killed 13 people, in retaliation for the kingdom's backing of government forces against the Houthis in Yemen's reignited civil war. Houthi-run Al-Masirah television reported that the Saudi-led coalition had targeted the Yemen Petroleum Company's Sabah central station, a fuel depot on the outskirts of Sanaa. YPC said the facility did not currently hold any stocks of petroleum products and that targeting it did not affect oil reserves or supply chains. However, the Houthis had earlier threatened a "harsh and painful" response to any strikes on Sanaa, with spokesperson Yahya Saree saying targets could include the Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran and an oil refinery in Riyadh. The group renewed earlier warnings it had issued to oil

Yemen’s Houthis claimed Saudi Arabia struck an oil facility in Sanaa on Tuesday, after the Riyadh-led coalition told civilians to leave the surrounding area in its first evacuation order for the Yemeni capital since the war flared up again. After a series of strikes on the kingdom’s airports and energy sites, the coalition’s spokesman said people should leave an oil facility belonging to the Yemen Petroleum Company on the western outskirts of Sanaa before it was attacked. An AFP correspondent in Sanaa reported hearing an explosion, while a breaking news alert on the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV channel said, “Saudi aggression targets the oil company in Al-Sabaha, west of Sanaa”. The Saudi-led coalition had not yet confirmed the reported strike. Swiftly responding to the earlier coalition warning, the Houthis had issued a threat to target Riyadh’s international airport, a refinery, and an Aramco facility in Dammam if the strike went ahead. “The Yemeni Armed Forces urge all citizens to immediately evacuate and move away from targets that our forces will strike should the Saudi enemy target,” military spokesman Yahya Saree wrote on X, identifying the three targets. An attack at Riyadh’s airport on Saturday left 13 people dead and operations suspended, rocking the world’s top crude oil exporter and deepening the war in Yemen, where the kingdom backs the internationally recognised government. An AFP correspondent reported that many civilians in Sanaa, fearing shortages, rushed to queue in front of fuel stations after the coalition warning. The Yemen Petroleum Company sought to reassure the public, saying it had taken all necessary precautions in the event of an emergency to “meet people’s needs”. Petroleum stocks were “available in safe facilities and locations, and in sufficient quantities” to meet demand for long periods, it said. Saudi Arabia was still weathering fresh attacks on Tuesday, with the coalition saying its forces intercepted three drones north of the kingdom’s capital Riyadh. Many countries have issued travel warnings to their citizens in Saudi Arabia, most recently France, which told its citizens to avoid the airports in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam on Tuesday. The Saudi coalition has supported Yemen’s government militarily against the Houthis since 2015 in a long-running civil war that has created a humanitarian crisis. Economic woes Traffic in perennially gridlocked Riyadh was noticeably lighter this week, as remote learning for all schools and work-from-home orders for some companies took effect, according to AFP journalists. Saudi Arabia faces a major economic contraction this year, with GDP expected to shrink 3.3 per cent, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, predicting a regional drop over Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The kingdom was already facing headwinds from Tehran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, vital for oil and gas trade, since the start of the Middle East war in February, when the US and Israel attacked Iran. But the restart in July of Yemen’s frozen war has further roiled the kingdom and brought the fight to its own soil. Houthi attacks have also targeted oil tankers in the Red Sea — Saudi Arabia’s alternative export route. In Yemen, the renewed fighting was fuelling the risk of infectious disease outbreaks. Suspected cholera cases tripled there in three weeks, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, warning that the growing disease burden was straining hospitals already treating war casualties. Houthi warning Blasts were heard over the Saudi capital again late on Monday, with the Saudi coalition saying it intercepted a Houthi missile and the group announcing it had again targeted the airport. On Monday evening, Human Resources Minister Ahmad bin Sulaiman Al Rajhi remained defiant. “We’re not going out,” he told the crowd at the Riyadh Economic Forum. “We are safe. With God’s will. May God turn their plots back against them.” The Riyadh airport attack prompted US President Donald Trump to say he was considering joining Saudi strikes against the Houthis, after having reportedly rebuffed previous Saudi requests. The Houthis warned the US against intervention, with political bureau member Mohammed Al Bukhaiti telling AFP they would target American interests in the region. Bukhaiti said the purpose of the campaign against Saudi targets was to send a message to the crown prince “that he can no longer wage aggression against Yemen from a safe position”.

The Saudi-led coalition had earlier warned civilians to evacuate the Al-Sabaha station near the Houthi-held capital, which belongs to the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC), following a spate of deadly Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia, particularly on Riyadh airport.

Yemen's ⁠Houthi-run health ministry said two people were killed ‌when ⁠an oil company in the Red Sea province of ‌Hodeidah was ⁠attacked, ‌blaming Saudi Arabia for ⁠the strike.

Houthi attacks on airports and energy facilities are putting Saudi Arabia under pressure. Could a Saudi-led international military offensive succeed against the Iran-aligned Houthi militia in Yemen?

Yemen's Houthis threaten Saudi Aramco sites after coalition strikes in Sanaa Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 15:56 The group warned civilians and employees to leave Aramco facilities, calling them 'legitimate targets', after air strikes hit oil facilities west of Yemen’s capital A fire burns at a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of Riyadh on 3 October 2026 (AFP) Off Yemen’s Houthis have threatened to strike Saudi Aramco facilities after the Saudi-led coalition ordered civilians to leave an oil facility in the capital Sanaa ahead of a planned attack. “The Yemeni Armed Forces warn all employees and citizens near any Aramco oil facility to evacuate and stay away from it, as it is a legitimate target for our forces,” Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree posted on X on Tuesday. The warning came after the coalition told civilians to evacuate the Yemeni Oil Company’s al-Sabaha central station in Sanaa before a military operation. Saree had earlier warned that any strike on Sanaa would be met with a “harsh and painful” response in Riyadh. He named Aramco’s headquarters, King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco-affiliated refinery in Riyadh as sites civilians should leave. Explosions were reported in Sanaa shortly after the coalition’s order. Houthi-affiliated media said air strikes had hit an oil facility in the al-Sabaha area. The coalition said its forces intercepted three drones north of Riyadh on Tuesday. Multiple blasts The Saudi capital came under attack on Monday night after the Houthis said they had fired a ballistic missile at the city’s airport. Saree said the group had also launched a drone at King Khalid Air Base near Khamis Mushait in the kingdom’s south. Who are Yemen's Houthis and what do they want? Read More » Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said one ballistic missile fired at Riyadh and two fired towards Khamis Mushait were intercepted. A western official in Riyadh told Middle East Eye there had been multiple blasts across the capital on Monday night, as video footage on social media appeared to show large fires. MEE could not independently verify the footage. Monday’s attacks followed weekend strikes on King Khalid International Airport that killed at least 14 people and injured about 320. The airport remains closed. Saudi authorities have said it will stay shut until further notice, and a Notice to Airmen (Notam) indicates the closure will last until at least 17 October. On Saturday, the US Mission in Saudi Arabia told American citizens to avoid the airport and its surroundings, and warned of flight cancellations and airspace closures. The State Department has advised Americans to reconsider travel to the kingdom since mid-September. Yemen War News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Saudi cabinet vows Yemen's Houthis will face 'consequences' for attacks Saudi Arabia's cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, said Yemen's Houthis would face "consequences" for their repeated attacks on the kingdom, Saudi state media reported.

The Saudi-led coalition had earlier warned civilians to evacuate the Al-Sabaha station near the Houthi-held capital.

Explosions in Sanaa reported shortly after Saudi-led coalition's evacuation order as Houthis promise 'harsh' response.

Houthi media reported an ​attack ‌by Saudi Arabia on ⁠the ‌Yemen Oil Company ⁠in Sanaa on Tuesday, which came ‌shortly after the ‌Saudi-led coalition ​ordered the evacuation of the ​facility ​ahead of ​a military ​operation. The Iran-backed rebels had warned that they would target Riyadh's airport and other sites in the country if Saudi Arabia followed through on its threat.

The Houthi rebels in Yemen and Saudi Arabia have warned of new attacks amid an escalation in their conflict.

The Houthi rebels in Yemen and Saudi Arabia have warned of new attacks amid an escalation in their conflict.

How Houthis got past Saudi defences to strike Riyadh airport

The Saudi-led coalition urged civilians to evacuate an oil facility in Yemen’s capital ahead of a planned “precision operation.”

The Iran-backed militia threatened to attack the Saudi energy giant Aramco, which it has done before, after the Saudi authorities issued an evacuation notice to an oil facility in the Yemeni capital.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition have threatened new strikes on each other, a fresh escalation in the Middle East conflict

Houthis warn civilians and employees to evacuate Saudi Aramco oil facilities Yemen's Houthis gave warned civilians and employees to evacuate areas near Saudi Aramco facilities, after the Saudi-led coalition said it was planning to target an oil company in the Saudi capital Sanaa. "The Yemeni Armed Forces warn all employees and citizens near any facility belonging to Aramco oil to evacuate it and move away from it, as it is a legitimate target for our forces," military spokesman Yahya Saree posted on X.

The deadly attacks on Riyadh’s main airport mirror Iranian warnings to disrupt regional air travel in response to US sanctions, analysts say, while serving the Houthis’ own goal of pressuring Saudi Arabia over its support for rival forces in Yemen.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels have warned civilians and employees to evacuate all Saudi Aramco oil facilities.

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said Tuesday that its forces intercepted three drones north of the capital Riyadh.

Col. Wayne Sanders (Ret.) of Bloomberg Intelligence examines whether continued attacks in Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthis could draw the United States into defending the kingdom. He speaks on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Iran-backed Houthis vowed to lead a strong retaliatory response if the U.S. military strikes Yemen after President Donald Trump condemned the armed rebel group’s recent attacks against Saudi Arabia. “If the U.S. becomes involved in the aggression against Yemen, we will not deliberate over the decision to respond,” Houthi political bureau member Mohammed Al […]

Fighting has continued between Iran-backed rebels and Saudi Arabia, adversely impacting the kingdom's economy and security. Still, Saudi officials have stopped warning of Houthi attacks in an effort to calm fears.

Missile attacks on Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels from neighboring Yemen have upended plans by Saudi leaders to remake the kingdom into a business and entertainment powerhouse.

The Saudi-led coalition signalled an imminent attack on an oil facility in Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital on Tuesday, warning civilians in the surrounding area to get out. After a series of attacks on the kingdom's airports and oil facilities, it was the first time the coalition battling the Houthis has issued an evacuation order for Yemen's Sanaa since their war flared up again in July.

A Houthi official has warned the US it would receive a “painful response” if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington’s help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks. Yemen’s civil war - in which a Saudi-led military coalition supports the government against the Iran-backed Houthis - reignited in July, months into the wider regional conflict that has roiled energy markets and plunged the Middle East into crisis. The Houthis quickly...

Additionally, authorities extended the closure of Riyadh's international airport until Saturday to "allow for the completion of procedures to ensure the safety of the airport."

A sign the confrontation with the Iran-backed militant group is far from subsiding.

Saudi Arabia intercepted more ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis, as pressure grows on Washington to step up efforts to help its close ally. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Houthis targeted Riyadh and Khamis Mushait, near the Yemeni border, late Monday, according to a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the group.

Saudi Arabia intercepted more ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis, a sign the confrontation with the Iran-backed militant group is far from subsiding.

SANAA — A Houthi official on Monday warned the US it would receive a “painful response” if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington’s help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks. Yemen’s civil war — in which a Saudi-led military coalition supports the government against the Iran-backed Houthis — reignited in July, months into the wider regional conflict that has roiled energy markets and plunged the Middle East into risis. The Houthis quickly began targeting Saudi oil facilities, tankers and transport hubs, including a string of lethal strikes on Riyadh’s airport, […]...Keep on reading: Houthi official warns of ‘painful response’ if US enters Yemen war

Saudi Arabia is vowing to respond to a pair of deadly airport attacks conducted by Iran-backed Houthi rebels over the weekend. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has the details.

Yemen's civil war -- in which a Saudi-led military coalition supports the government against the Iran-backed Houthis -- reignited in July, months into the wider regional conflict that has roiled energy markets and plunged the Middle East into risis.

Back-to-back Houthi strikes on Riyadh’s airport have threatened the kingdom’s economic ambitions.

Houthi official Mohammed Al Bukhaiti warns of a swift response if the US joins Saudi strikes, as president Donald Trump considers military involvement following deadly airport attacks.

Saudi-led coalition intercepts two Houthi ballistic missiles fired at Khamis Mushait, spokesperson says Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said the coalition intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis toward Khamis Mushait governorate on Monday.

The incident has exposed vulnerabilities in Saudi Arabia's defense system and signaled a dangerous inflection point in an expanding Mideast conflict

Saudi Civil Defence issues alert in Khamis Mushait The Saudi Civil Defence said that it issued an alert in Khamis Mushait governorate on Monday, warning of a potential threat. The alert came after the Houthis announced that they had targeted the Khamis Mushait Air Base earlier.

A Houthi official on Monday warned the US it would receive a "painful response" if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington's help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.

Saturday's strike on King Khalid International Airport was the deadliest attack on Saudi soil in more than a decade, and also left hundreds wounded. The post Houthi official warns of ‘swift, painful response’ if US enters Yemen war appeared first on Vanguard News.

Strikes killed 13 people and wounded hundreds at King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, the deadliest attack on Saudi soil in more than a decade

The Houthi attacks over the weekend marked a sharp escalation in the Yemen war, where Saudi Arabia has long supported the internationally recognised government

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has vowed a serious response after a series of Houthi attacks on airports in Riyadh and Dammam left 18 people dead. Read More: https://punchng.com/saudi-says-resilience-tested-vows-response-after-houthi-airport-attacks/

Saudi Arabia's energy minister on Monday said the country had been tested but would mount a "serious" response after a string of attacks on Riyadh's international airport by Yemen's Houthis that left 18 people dead. Lethal airport strikes since last week have rocked the world's top oil exporter, which is pursuing an expensive economic reform drive aimed at attracting foreign investment.

A Houthi official on Monday warned the US it would receive a "painful response" if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington's help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks. Yemen's civil war -- in which a Saudi-led military coalition supports the government against the Iran-backed Houthis -- reignited in July, months into the wider regional conflict that has roiled energy markets and plunged the Middle East into crisis.

Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said energy security could not be taken for granted as oil prices topped US$105 a barrel.

Saudi Arabia vows equally serious response to Houthi attacks on its airports

It comes after the armed group hit Riyadh's international airport and another facility, killing 13 people, in a significant escalation.

Saudi vows firm response after Houthi attacks hit Riyadh airport energy sites

Saudi energy minister says attacks testing infrastructure, vows 'serious' response Saudi Arabia's energy minister acknowledged on Monday that the kingdom's infrastructure and resilience had been tested, as he vowed a firm response following a wave of deadly attacks by Yemen's Houthis. The Houthi attacks over the weekend marked a sharp escalation in the Yemen war. On Sunday, a strike hit Riyadh's international airport, killing one person, just hours after another Houthi-claimed attack on the site killed 13 people and left hundreds of others wounded, forcing authorities to suspend operations there Speaking at a conference in Riyadh, the country's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said the attacks, the deadliest to have hit the kingdom in a decade, have "tested our infrastructure, our institutions, our people, and our resilience. They have also tested decisions made long before present crises, because resilience is built before crises begin". "Energy security can't be taken for granted," he added. "The events of recent weeks are serious, our response must be equally serious."

Saudi-led coalition says Houthi missile launched towards Khamis Mushait intercepted The Saudi-led coalition said a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Houthis towards Khamis Mushait was intercepted. Early on Monday, emergency alerts were also issued in Abha, located in Saudi Arabia's south, but the danger had since passed, according to the Saudi Civil Defense.