Saudi-led coalition says Houthis fired ballistic missile at Riyadh

Inquirer.net - Sep 20, 2026

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said Saturday that the Iran-backed group fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh at dawn, after a fire broke out near the Saudi capital’s international airport. Firefighters extinguished a blaze on a fuel tank with the logo of the Saudi oil giant Aramco at a fuel depot

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