Riyadh airport partially reopens as Houthis, Saudi-led coalition continue
King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh partially reopened on Sunday as Yemen's Houthi group and the Saudi-led coalition continued to exchange attacks, and the Houthis warned airlines and travelers against using the airport.
The airport had suspended operations following a series of Houthi attacks that caused multiple deaths and injuries.
On Sunday, the Houthi group said it had launched dozens of ballistic missiles in three attacks against the kingdom, the first of which targeted King Khalid International Airport and "successfully achieved its objective."
Other attacks targeted King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait and a Saudi Border Guard naval base in Jazan.
Houthi military spokesman renewed a warning to airlines, employees and travelers against using King Khalid International Airport, describing it as "unsafe."
And it also added a broader warning against using Saudi airspace while excluding the airspace over Mecca and Medina.
Separately, the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency quoted a military source as warning workers and civilians "not to approach Saudi oil facilities", while cautioning Saudi Aramco shareholders of "losses" if they continued to hold shares in the company.
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