Riyadh
\nThe Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Saturday that its air defences intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile launched by the Houthis toward Saudi Arabia\u2019s Riyadh region. \u201cAir defences intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the Riyadh region,\u201d coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said on US social media platform X.
\nThe announcement comes amid escalating hostilities between the Saudi-led coalition and Yemen\u2019s Houthi group.
\nSaudi Arabia has led a military coalition supporting Yemen\u2019s internationally recognised government against the Houthis since 2015, after the group seized the capital, Sanaa and other parts of the country the previous year.
\nYemeni army claims it recaptured areas in Taiz as Houthi missile kills, wounds dozens
\nThe Yemeni army said on Friday that it recaptured several areas in the southwestern Taiz province during fierce clashes with the Houthis, as the Defence Ministry accused the group of firing a ballistic missile at a popular market, killing and wounding dozens of civilians.
\nThe army said forces backed by the Popular Resistance recaptured Al-Nidani village, Shaab Al-Sarari and large parts of the Sanamat area, as well as the Ribat Al-Qarn area in Dhi al-Barh.
\nFighting continued on the Saber front, while government forces imposed a siege on entrances to the Al-Sarari area, according to the military.
\nThe army said the Houthis suffered heavy losses in personnel and equipment, while government forces were consolidating positions in recaptured areas and clearing mines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Riyadh The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Saturday that its air defences intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile launched by the Houthis toward Saudi Arabia\u2019s Riyadh region. \u201cAir defences intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the Riyadh region,\u201d coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said on US […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":576572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-576559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n