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How did Houthi missiles breach Saudi defences?

Saudi probe examines how drones and missiles evaded detection and early-warning systems

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A Patriot missile defence system launches an interceptor missile during an exercise in Greece. Saudi Arabia is investigating how Houthi missiles and drones penetrated its air defences during deadly attacks on Riyadh airport.

Houthi attacks escalate: Is a wider war looming?

Airport strikes put Saudi military options, Gulf security and regional alliances in focus

This screen grab taken from CCTV footage released by the Saudi Media Ministry on October 11, 2026, shows the moment Riyadh International was hit by a Houthi strike on October 10, 2026.

Riyadh airport attack shatters family’s Umrah trip

His two sons were injured, one undergoing knee surgery and the other losing three toes

Mohammed Yousuf Ali

Yemen moves to declare Houthis a terrorist organisation

Draft law criminalising Houthi activities gets Yemen government nod

Yemen Cabinet approves law to label Houthis as a terrorist group

12 killed, 309 injured in attack on Riyadh airport

Riyadh airport attack claims lives, injures hundreds, damage assessment ongoing

This image from video obtained and verified by AP shows thick black smoke and flames rising from a fire at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, October 9, 2026.

Will Trump attack Yemen’s Houthis? 5 big questions

Riyadh airport attacks raise prospect of US strikes as Red Sea tensions escalate

US President Donald Trump says Washington could decide quickly whether to join military strikes against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis.

Saudi Arabia launches new visa scheme for Yemenis

Two-month initiative to assist Yemenis living illegally in Saudi Arabia begins

Saudi Arabia to aid undocumented Yemenis with new regularisation measures

Video shows strikes on truck-mounted Houthi launcher

Video shows Saudi coalition targeting Houthi missile sites amid rising tensions

Turki Al Maliki, spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition at a press conference.

Yemen retakes key Red Sea areas: What it means for oil

Government gains could ease shipping risks, but Houthi missile and drone threat remains

A container ship anchored near the Strait of Bab Al Mandab off Yemen’s coast in the Gulf of Aden on August 6, 2026.

Mecca Alliance could be 'NATO of Mid-East’ vs Houthis

Strait of Hormuz tensions send tanker costs soaring as oil prices climb

Hormuz tensions escalate with soaring tanker costs

Saudi-led coalition says 324 targets destroyed in Yemen

Coalition deploys 100 warplanes in 'Dawn of Yemen' operation

Turki Al Maliki, spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition at a press conference.

Military buildup, secret talks: What’s Trump up to?

Camp David meeting, troop surge and stalled Iran diplomacy put focus on Trump’s next move

US President Donald Trump as Washington weighs its next steps on Iran amid a growing US military presence in the Middle East.

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