Saudi-led coalition intercepts two Houthi ballistic missiles aimed at Riyadh

The Saudi-led coalition said early on Sunday that its air defences intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis at Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced the interceptions on X.

Earlier, the coalition had reported destroying two drones over Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, and al-Maliki later said another drone aimed at the same region was also intercepted, without giving details. On Saturday, two Houthi drones targeting Riyadh and southern regions were reported destroyed.

The incidents follow escalating hostilities between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, which has faced repeated missile and drone attacks. The coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015 after the Houthis seized Sanaa and other parts of the country.