Nov 15 (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Sunday that it had intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles launched toward the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and three drones in the kingdom’s oil-rich Eastern Province.
The Houthis, who control much of Yemen’s most populous areas, have intensified attacks on Riyadh in recent days. A Houthi strike last week damaged an administrative building of the state oil company Saudi Aramco in Riyadh’s financial district.
The Eastern Province, the economic powerhouse of Saudi Arabia, has been subject to multiple Houthi attacks in recent weeks. It contains the majority of the kingdom’s oil and gas reserves and is home to Aramco’s headquarters, which suffered extensive damage in an October attack.
The Houthis have stepped up strikes on Saudi airports, ports and oil facilities, while Saudi Arabia has ramped up airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in response.
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