Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:35pm on 27 Oct 2026,Tuesday International
Yemen’s Houthi movement on Tuesday claimed responsibility for attacking Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry in Riyadh with a ballistic missile, according to AFP. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the strike had directly hit its target, while AFP correspondents reportedly heard explosions in the Saudi capital earlier that day. However, Saudi Arabia had not confirmed an attack on the ministry. Saudi authorities said their air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-backed rebels and destroyed three others targeting the country’s eastern region. Saree also claimed the Houthis targeted two military transport aircraft with ballistic missiles, one at Najran airport and another at King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait. (PC: Reuters)
