Coalition defenses thwart Houthi missile and drone attack on Riyadh, Khamis Mushayt

RIYADH: Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed two drones and two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia toward the Kingdom early Saturday, the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen said. Coalition Forces spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said in a post on X at 4 a.m. local time that two drones launched toward the Riyadh area had been “intercepted and destroyed.” About 30 minutes later, Al-Maliki said coalition air defenses had also “intercepted and destroyed a b