Egypt and world politics brief
Smoke seen near Riyadh airport as Houthis claim attack on Saudi capital
✦Key takeaways
- Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked sensitive sites in Riyadh with missiles and drones, hours after flames and thick black smoke were seen above the airport on Saturday.
- Saudi authorities sent overnight phone alerts warning of aerial attacks—the first such alerts for Riyadh since fighting with the Houthis escalated in July.
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