Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia: the story so far
While You Were Out has covered Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the fighting in Yemen in 9 verified stories since Sunday, October 4, 2026, each checked against at least two news sources. A missile hit an administrative building at Saudi Aramco's complex in Dhahran on Tuesday, causing what the Saudi Press Agency called a "limited fire"; no injuries were reported. The Saudi-led coalition said it struck a Yemeni oil company facility in Sanaa and sites in Saada and Dhamar provinces, hours after urging civilians to leave the area of the Sanaa target. King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh will remain closed until 2100 GMT on Oct. 17, according to a new notice to airmen, after a series of deadly Houthi attacks; Saudi aviation authorities said the suspension is to verify the facilities' safety.
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- Houthis vow more strikes on Saudi airports and oil sites after Aramco office hitA missile hit an administrative building at Saudi Aramco's complex in Dhahran on Tuesday, causing what the Saudi Press Agency called a "limited fire"; no injuries were reported.
- Saudi-led coalition strikes oil sites in Houthi-held YemenThe Saudi-led coalition said it struck a Yemeni oil company facility in Sanaa and sites in Saada and Dhamar provinces, hours after urging civilians to leave the area of the Sanaa target.
- Riyadh airport stays closed until Oct. 17 after Houthi attacksKing Khalid International Airport in Riyadh will remain closed until 2100 GMT on Oct. 17, according to a new notice to airmen, after a series of deadly Houthi attacks; Saudi aviation authorities said the suspension is to verify the facilities' safety.
- Riyadh airport terminal struck again; Houthis claim attacksThe Saudi-led coalition says a projectile hit a passenger terminal at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on Sunday, less than a day after a missile strike on the same terminal killed 12 people and wounded about 300.
- Saudi Arabia says 12 killed, 309 wounded in attack on Riyadh airportSaudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation says at least 12 people were killed and 309 wounded in Saturday's attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the third attack on the airport in a week.
- Riyadh airport attacked again; Trump says U.S. 'may' join Saudi strikesKing Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was attacked again Saturday afternoon.
- Yemen's Houthis claim drone and missile strikes on Saudi airportsYemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they launched dawn drone and ballistic missile attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Abha airport and Saudi military sites.
- Houthis claim strikes on Riyadh's airport as Turkey and Pakistan pledge troops to Saudi ArabiaYemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed missile and drone strikes on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, an Aramco refinery and other Saudi sites on Monday.
- Yemen's government announces offensive to retake Houthi-held territoryRashad al-Alimi, the Saudi-backed head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, announced in a televised address Sunday a military operation to retake territory held by the Iran-backed Houthis.