Houthis Fire Ballistic Missiles at Riyadh, Which Are Intercepted by Saudi-Led Coalition

A day after airstrikes in Yemen's capital Sanaa, Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired two ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Sunday (November 8, 2026). The Saudi Arabia-led coalition said on Sunday that it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis targeting Riyadh mid-air. Earlier, loud explosions were also heard in Riyadh. According to a Reuters report, shortly before the explosions, the Saudi Civil Defense Department had issued an alert in the Riyadh area. Later, officials announced that the threat had been averted. The coalition said that it also intercepted and destroyed two cruise missiles fired at Riyadh and the southern part of the country. The ongoing conflict on both sides has completely broken the 2022 ceasefire brokered by the United Nations (UN). In fact, the Houthis began a new military intervention with the Arab coalition to restore the international recognition of the 2015 Saudi occupation of the Yemeni capital Sanaa.