Saudi Arabia said its main airport had partially resumed operations at two terminals on Sunday despite renewed threats to target it from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, as the kingdom intercepted another wave of missiles and drones amid continued fighting with the group.
The Houthis have continued their daily attacks on the kingdom, the world’s largest oil exporter, despite Saudi strikes against the group, with the airport’s partial reopening coming after a deadly attack, opens new tab earlier this month that forced it to suspend operations.
The conflict has become an increasingly destabilising element in the US-Israeli offensive against Iran, turning US ally Saudi Arabia into a pressure point in the wider war.
After Saudi authorities announced the partial resumption of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree early on Sunday renewed a warning to airlines, airport staff and travellers against using it, saying it remained a “military target” and would “never be safe”.
Late on Saturday, the airport said Terminal 1 would be designated for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international flights operated by national carriers starting Sunday.
