Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi cruise missile over Riyadh
Saudi air defense units intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile launched toward the Riyadh region by Yemen’s Houthi militia on Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition announced, marking another direct cross-border strike attempt against the kingdom amid sharp regional escalation.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:51 PM 07 November 2026
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Saturday its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile launched by the Houthis toward Saudi Arabia's Riyadh region.
"Air defenses intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the Riyadh region," coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said on US social media platform X.
The announcement comes amid escalating hostilities between the Saudi-led coalition and Yemen's Houthi group.
Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government against the Houthis since 2015, after the group seized the capital Sanaa and other parts of the country the previous year.