Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles and drones as Yemen fighting continues

Jerusalem Post leads on the clash’s continuity, foregrounding Houthi claims of attacks on the airport and Saudi oil facilities, while noting Saudi authorities do not comment directly.

Iran International emphasises the coalition’s operational claim by leading with interceptions over Riyadh and southern areas, tying them to ongoing Yemen fighting.

ABC News spotlights the reopened airport as the main development, linking it to earlier strikes that knocked the airport out of service.

Al Jazeera frames the story around coalition figures, highlighting a drone and missile aimed at Riyadh plus “10 missiles” targeting the southern region.

Swarajya concentrates on the resumption of flights from King Khalid International Airport and includes a Houthi warning about a “military target.”

GMA News Online leads with the interception event—drones and missiles over Riyadh and southern areas—presenting it as part of continued Houthi-linked fighting.

Free Malaysia Today focuses on hearing explosions in the capital and ties that to Saudi air defences intercepting a ballistic missile and drones, alongside Houthi warnings.

Business Line foregrounds the travel impact by reporting dozens of flights departing from King Khalid International Airport to international destinations.

The Hindu opens with explosions in the capital and uses the airport reopening context, while also referencing that Saudi Arabia has faced barrage of strikes in recent weeks.

Cyprus Mail combines the interception and airport-prep developments with a broader geopolitical framing linking the Yemen front to a wider US-Israeli pressure campaign on Iran.

Investing.com highlights the interceptions and ongoing Houthi conflict but, based on the provided text, adds no further specific details.

Korea Times leads with the airport reopening and details about interceptions, while also adding extensive additional Middle East context about Israel’s regional situation and elections.

Winnipeg Free Press presents a combined package of the airport reopening and ongoing Houthi attacks, but no specific emphasis details are provided in the summary text.

The Independent concentrates on the airport reopening as the main development, stating the facility returned to international flights after Houthi strikes.

The Hindu foregrounds the Yemeni Armed Forces’ warning to avoid King Khalid airport, presenting it explicitly as a claimed military target.

Channel NewsAsia leads with reports of explosions in Riyadh and focuses on the schedule for reopening after a two-week closure following repeated attacks.

Channel NewsAsia leads by stressing Houthis’ continued pressure on Saudi Arabia’s south and ties that to the scheduled reopening of Riyadh airport after a two-week closure from repeated attacks.

NDTV combines the airport restart with wider conflict and humanitarian context, linking the shift in fighting to broader US-Iran dynamics and Yemen’s humanitarian crisis.

Free Press Journal leads with the Houthis’ claimed missile-and-drone attacks across multiple Saudi cities, then follows with coalition intercepts and Saudi airstrikes in Yemen, including a casualty note from Sanaa.

Inquirer.net stresses the terminal-by-terminal resumption and includes an operational detail from flight monitoring, alongside the Houthis’ warning of more threats.

Middle East Eye highlights the Houthis’ renewed warning and quotes the spokesman’s framing of the airport as unsafe and a continuing military target, with dates and terminal roles.

Al-Monitor keeps the focus on the airport’s decision to resume, adds a flight-tracking detail, and provides context about Houthi attacks after a truce broke down.

Dawn leads with a casualty-focused account from Houthi media in Sanaa and Hodeida, then describes reciprocal attacks on Aden and the Houthis’ claimed strikes on Saudi airports, oil installations and military sites.

Times of India leads with the Houthis’ warning that the airport will never be safe, and adds that some airlines suspended Saudi services as a precaution.

Bloomberg/Reuters in Al-Monitor foregrounds the renewed Houthi warning shortly after the airport’s terminal-designation announcement, using spokesman language about the airport remaining a military target.

Al-Monitor leads with Reuters-style details of coalition air-defence interceptions over Riyadh and southern areas, foregrounding civil defence emergency alerts and linking the Yemen conflict to wider US-Israeli-Iran dynamics.

Investing.com’s title indicates a focus on the renewed threat against the airport as flights are set to resume, but the provided summary text is not shown.

Middle East Eye again foregrounds the Houthis’ renewed caution to avoid using the airport, then points to Saudi terminal designations from 25 October.

GMA News Online spotlights the Houthis’ renewed warning, quoting the spokesman describing the airport as unsafe and a “military target.”

Bloomberg leads with Saudi Arabia’s indication that the airport may reopen Sunday, framed as preparations following disruptions by Houthi attacks.

Middle East Eye leads with the airport resuming flights after the closure, using the airport’s X post as the basis for the terminal split information.