Key facts
- The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed a Houthi missile launched toward Medina, Islam's holy city.
- Saudi civil defense issued emergency alerts for Sharurah, a southeastern area bordering Yemen.
- The Houthis said on Wednesday they attacked Riyadh's international airport during a visit by Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa; Saudi authorities have not confirmed it.
- Syria and Saudi Arabia signed a defense agreement, witnessed by al-Sharaa and Crown Prince Mohammed; no details were provided.
- Turkey is set to ratify a mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan that includes a collective defense clause.
- Egypt approved last month for its military to provide help to the kingdom, and Britain said in October it will fly defensive fighter jet missions.
Saudi Arabia issued alerts on November 5 warning of potential danger in Yanbu, the kingdom's Red Sea oil export hub, as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis continued attacks that Reuters said have opened another front in the US-Israeli war on Iran.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said it destroyed a missile launched by the group toward Medina, Islam's holy city. The kingdom's civil defense also issued emergency alerts for the southeastern area of Sharurah, which borders Yemen. The Houthis had yet to claim any attack on the kingdom on November 5.
The group said on Wednesday it had attacked Riyadh's international airport while Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited the kingdom. Saudi authorities have not confirmed the attack. The Syrian leader witnessed the signing of a defense agreement alongside Crown Prince Mohammed, their second meeting in Saudi Arabia in less than a month. No details were provided on what the agreement entails; Reuters reported last month that Damascus was weighing providing military assistance to Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter and a key US ally, has been requesting assistance from countries ranging from the US to Europe and the Middle East for defensive and offensive support in its war against the Yemeni militia. Egypt gave approval last month for its military, one of the region's biggest, to provide help to the kingdom.
Turkey is set to ratify a mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan that includes a collective defense clause, committing NATO's second-largest army to Riyadh's defense. Britain said in October it will fly fighter jets on defensive missions to help protect Saudi cities from Houthi aerial attacks.