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The rebels are at war with the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia said the missile was shot down by its air defense forces, with fragments of the missile landing in an uninhabited area north of the capital. Saudi Arabia\u2019s Civil Aviation Authority said the missile did not cause any damage to the King Khalid International Airport and that flights were not disrupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2017\/11\/05\/senior-saudi-royal-ousted-princes-reportedly-arrested\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17309262736070.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Saudi arrests of princes consolidates another\u2019s power grab<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s heir to the throne is overseeing an unprecedented wave of arrests of dozens of the country\u2019s most powerful princes, military officers, influential businessmen and government ministers \u2014 some potential rivals or critics of the crown prince now consolidating his power.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the first time that a Houthi missile has come so close to a heavily populated area, and it appears to be the farthest that such a missile has reached inside Saudi Arabia. Riyadh is around 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) north of the border with Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Saudi military spokesman condemned the attack in a statement, saying the missile was fired \u201cindiscriminately\u201d toward a populated civilian area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi military forces have intercepted missiles fired by Houthis several times since March 2015, when a Saudi-led coalition launched a war against the rebels and their allies after they captured northern Yemen and ousted the Saudi-backed president from power. The kingdom has also imposed an air and sea blockade on Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stalemated war has killed more than 10,000 civilians and displaced 3 million others, pushing the Arab world\u2019s poorest country to the brink of famine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S., which is one of the kingdom\u2019s most important military suppliers, has backed the coalition with logistical support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia accuses its rival, Shiite power Iran, of training and helping arm the rebels. Iran denies that it has provided material support, though it acknowledges its political support of the Houthis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News outlet Al-Masirah said the missile launched Saturday evening was made in Yemen and was the third to be fired toward Riyadh this year. 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