Houthi ballistic missile toward Riyadh: coalition announces interception and figures on attacks on King Khalid Airport

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1. 14 Oct 2026, 10:45 The Legitimacy Coalition announced the interception of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militias toward the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
2. 14 Oct 2026, 20:53 The Houthis announced, as reported by Reuters, that they targeted King Khalid Airport in Riyadh with a ballistic missile, in an escalation aimed at the Saudi capital. The announcement included no details on the outcome of the attack or the extent of the damage, and carried no immediate comment from the Saudi authorities.
3. 14 Oct 2026, 21:13 The Saudi Press Agency (WAS) reported, citing the Civil Defense spokesman, that one person was injured and a house and a vehicle were damaged in the capital Riyadh on Wednesday by the fall of shrapnel from a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis after it was intercepted and destroyed. The spokesman said the shrapnel caused an injury to a resident of Arab nationality and limited material damage to a residential house and a vehicle, stressing that the approved procedures for such cases were carried out.
4. 15 Oct 2026, 16:15 The Coalition to Support Legitimacy announced it would give a briefing on the Houthi targeting of Saudi Arabian airports, noting attempts to target dozens of airports, oil facilities and ports, and offered condolences for the victims of the attack on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh.
5. 15 Oct 2026, 16:23 The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced in a press briefing that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was subjected to 20 attacks since October 1, resulting in 17 deaths and more than 330 injuries. The coalition said 1,104 missiles and 1,135 drones had been launched at the Kingdom since the start of operations, and that it destroyed 127 warehouses in mountainous areas and launch pads. Agence France-Presse also quoted a Saudi Foreign Ministry official as saying the Houthis refused a request for a meeting in Oman.
6. 15 Oct 2026, 16:35 The coalition forces spokesman announced that the coalition possesses all capabilities to deal with the Houthi threats, and that its operations continue to deter what it described as the terrorist Houthi militias, noting the destruction of ballistic missile warehouses in mountainous areas and 127 warehouses and launch pads in recent days, and the targeting of energy stations and depots and naval docks that support the Houthis' war effort. The coalition disclosed that 1,104 missiles and 1,135 drones had been launched at the Kingdom since the start of operations.
7. 15 Oct 2026, 16:43 The coalition forces spokesman announced that the coalition had proven the Houthi militia's use of civilian objects to feed its war effort, stressing the continuation of operations to deter what it described as the terrorist Houthi militias. He noted that its forces destroyed ballistic missile warehouses and targeted energy stations and depots and naval docks supporting the Houthis' war effort, that 1,104 missiles and 1,135 drones had been launched at the Kingdom since the start of operations, and that 17 people were killed and more than 330 injured.
8. 15 Oct 2026, 17:14 The coalition announced it has full capabilities to deal with the Houthi threats and to identify the sites used by the Houthis, stressing the continuation of its operations to deter what it described as the terrorist Houthi militia, and noting the destruction of Houthi ballistic missile warehouses in mountains. At the same time, the Houthi group renewed its warning to airlines regarding airspace and ports.
9. 15 Oct 2026, 22:34 The Arab coalition announced that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was subjected to 20 attacks since the beginning of October, which it said were carried out by the Houthis, killing 17 people and injuring 333 others between October 7 and 11, and causing disruptions to air traffic.

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