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Houthis attack Saudi Arabia before high-stakes talks in Tehran

Headline from Al-Monitor, from the development of Oct 26, 2026

Newest development Oct 27, 2026 · 2 reportsExplosions heard over Riyadh as Saudi authorities say Houthi missiles downed

Yemen's Houthis have kept up their attacks on Saudi Arabia as senior officials from the kingdom, Turkey and Pakistan are due to hold high-stakes talks with Iran in Tehran on Monday, following warnings of a return to war.

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  1. Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles and drones as fighting with Houthis rages

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

  2. Names this update

    Houthis attack Saudi Arabia before high-stakes talks in Tehran

    Headline from Al-Monitor ·

  3. Newest

    Explosions heard over Riyadh as Saudi authorities say Houthi missiles downed

    Headline from Las Vegas Review-Journal ·

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25 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Why can't Saudi Arabia stop the Houthis' deadly attacks? (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Experts tell CBS News geography, interceptor shortages and evolving Houthi tactics are helping the Iranian proxy menace Saudi Arabia, and global energy supplies.

  2. Just the News

    Houthis test Trump by ramping up attacks on Saudi Arabia, developing ballistic missile tech (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Iran-backed group steps up attacks on Saudi Arabia and allegedly acquires Chinese parts to produce precision ballistic missiles.

  3. France 24

    Yemen's Houthi rebels claim new attacks on oil facilities and airports across Saudi Arabia (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels said they launched attacks at Saudi oil facilities and airports on Saturday while Yemen’s Saudi-backed government ​said the ‌group also fired three ballistic missiles at coast guard sites in ⁠the port city of Aden.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Houthis launch attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Aden (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Houthi missiles reportedly struck a number of targets in Yemen, including Aden's airport and a coastguard base.

  5. Al-Monitor

    Saudi Arabia intercepts drones and missiles as fighting with Yemen's Houthis continues (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Oct 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia intercepted drones and missiles over its capital Riyadh and southern areas on Sunday, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said, as fighting with the Iran-aligned Houthis persisted.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles and drones as fighting with Houthis rages (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Saudi-led coalition says intercepted drone, missile launched towards Riyadh and 10 missiles targeting southern region.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Saudi air defences intercept Houthi barrage near Mecca (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate as fierce ground battles and a devastating siege strangle Yemen's Taiz.

  8. Wall Street Journal

    Saudi-Led Troops Had Just Gathered When a Houthi Missile Left Dozens Dead (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    A deadly strike and others like it show the tactical and intelligence shortcomings Saudi Arabia faces as it confronts its Iran-backed enemy.

  9. Al-Monitor

    Saudi coalition says struck Houthi missile facilities after Riyadh airport attack (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis struck several of its missile launchers and storage facilities, a spokesman said on Monday, while the Iran-backed group claimed a new attack on Riyadh's international airport.

  10. Al-Monitor

    Saudi coalition says intercepted missile after Houthis hit Riyadh airport (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The Saudi-led military coalition said Monday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthis, after the Iran-backed group claimed a new attack on the international airport in Riyadh. The operation came a day after explosions rattled the Saudi capital and authorities sent text messages to…

  11. Al-Monitor

    Saudi defence pact countries hold talks in Iran as Houthis launch more attacks (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Andrew Mills, Ariba Shahid and Menna AlaaElDin KARACHI/CAIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday in a bid to de-escalate the Middle East conflict, as Yemen's Houthis launched new attacks on Saudi Arabia and Egypt appro…

  12. Al-Monitor

    Saudi defence pact countries push for peace in Tehran as Houthis launch more attacks (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Andrew Mills, Ariba Shahid and Menna AlaaElDin KARACHI/CAIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday in a bid to de-escalate the Middle East conflict, as Yemen's Houthis launched new attacks on Saudi Arabia and Egypt appro…

  13. Al-Monitor

    Iran hosts Saudi defence pact states as Houthis launch more attacks (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Andrew Mills, Ariba Shahid and Menna AlaaElDin DOHA/KARACHI/CAIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan were due in Iran on Monday in a push to de-escalate the regional conflict now afflicting the Gulf kingdom, as Yemen's Houthis launched further attacks on Riya…

  14. Al-Monitor

    Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil pumping stations, Riyadh airport as fighting intensifies (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Oct 26 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they had attacked Saudi Arabia's East-West crude oil pumping stations and Riyadh airport, as rising hostilities choke oil supplies andthreaten to erupt into a larger conflict.

  15. Al-Monitor

    Houthis say they attacked East-West oil pumping stations; No Saudi confirmation (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Oct 26 (Reuters) - The Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen said on Monday it had attacked Saudi Arabia's East-West crude oil pumping stations and Riyadh airport, but there was no immediate Saudi confirmation.

  16. ABC News

    Iran live updates: Houthis claim new missile attack on Riyadh airport (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28.

  17. Bloomberg

    Saudi Arabia Needs a New Coalition Against the Houthis (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Saudi Arabia has a serious problem with Houthi insurgents in its large, mountainous and inhospitable neighbor to the south, Yemen. The Saudis have been fighting there in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government for more than a decade, but the stubborn Houthi rebels — with enormous…

  18. Al Jazeera

    Saudi-led coalition says it struck Houthi missile facilities (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Coalition says it destroyed ballistic missile launchers as well as tunnels and a depot used to store missiles.

  19. Al-Monitor

    How Houthi attacks have grounded flights across Saudi Arabia (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    By Gianluca Lo Nostro Oct 26 (Reuters) - Attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have nearly emptied the skies over Riyadh this month, aviation data showed on Monday, with cancellations grounding almost nine out of every 10 scheduled flights at the Saudi capital's airport.

  20. Oil Price

    Houthis Claim Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West Oil Pipeline (opens Oil Price)

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    Oil Price's feed description

    The Iran-backed Houthis on Monday claimed they attacked pumping stations along Saudi Arabia’s East-West onshore oil pipeline, the Kingdom’s key crude export route bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. The Houthis also said they attacked the Riyadh airport amid escalating hostilities between the Iran-align…

  21. Al-Monitor

    Houthis attack Saudi Arabia before high-stakes talks in Tehran (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Yemen's Houthis have kept up their attacks on Saudi Arabia as senior officials from the kingdom, Turkey and Pakistan are due to hold high-stakes talks with Iran in Tehran on Monday, following warnings of a return to war.

  22. Breitbart News

    Houthis Claim Attacks on Saudi Oil Pumps and Riyadh Airport (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen on Monday claimed drone attacks on the oil pumping stations along Saudi Arabia’s vital East-West Pipeline, plus a new missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, just hours after it resumed limited operations following a previous Houthi m…

  23. Al Jazeera

    Saudi-led coalition says it downed Houthi missiles and drones (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The attacks come as top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Pakistan and Iran met in Tehran to de-escalate conflict.

  24. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Explosions heard over Riyadh as Saudi authorities say Houthi missiles downed (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    They said air defenses destroyed another three Houthi ballistic missiles fired toward the country’s eastern region.

  25. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Saudi Arabia says air defenses intercept Houthi missiles over capital, and other Mideast news (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Witnesses say they heard at least four explosions over the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as Saudi authorities said they intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen