Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted missiles aimed at Riyadh

The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said on November 10, 2026, that it had intercepted missiles fired toward Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Al Jazeera reported that the coalition blamed the Iran-backed Houthis for the attacks.

Coalition spokesperson Major-General Turki al-Maliki said a ballistic missile and a cruise missile were intercepted over Riyadh. He said a second ballistic missile was downed over southern Saudi Arabia. The coalition also announced that it had intercepted another missile aimed at the kingdom's southern region.

Residents of Riyadh received text-message alerts telling them to take shelter because of an aerial threat. Saudi Arabia's civil defence agency later said the danger in the capital had passed.

Separately, the East-West oil pipeline in the Medina region was attacked, causing a limited fire that was extinguished. A Saudi Energy Ministry official said pipeline operations were unaffected. No injuries or deaths were reported from the pipeline attack.

Saudi officials said falling debris from an attempted attack caused minor damage to the Aramco Tower in Riyadh.