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Saudi-led coalition intercepts missiles towards Riyadh

By AAP Newswire

Nov 15, 2026

billboard featuring Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi — The Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia has been subject to multiple attacks by ‌Houthis. -EPA

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned ‌Houthis says it has intercepted two Houthi ‌ballistic missiles launched towards the Saudi ‌capital Riyadh and three drones in the kingdom's oil-rich Eastern Province.

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The Houthis, who control most of the populous parts of Yemen, have ‌intensified attacks ‌on ⁠the Saudi capital in recent days.

Meanwhile, Bahrain's interior ministry ‌issued ‌an alert of a potential threat ‌in ‌a ⁠post on social media platform ⁠X on Sunday, ‌urging citizens and residents ‌to remain calm and proceed to the nearest ‌safe location.

A Houthi attack last week damaged an administrative building of the state oil company Saudi Aramco in Riyadh's financial hub.

The Eastern Province, ⁠the economic ‌powerhouse of Saudi Arabia, has been subject to multiple attacks by ‌Houthis in the past few weeks.

It contains the majority of the kingdom's oil and gas reserves and is home to Aramco's headquarters, which suffered extensive damage in an ‌attack in October.

The Houthis have stepped up strikes on Saudi airports, ports and oil facilities, while Saudi Arabia has ramped up airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in ⁠response.