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Saudi coalition, Houthis trade strikes as disruption spreads

Global Published 19 October 2026, 02:10 · archived 18 Oct 2026

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition and Iran-backed Houthis traded strikes Sunday as fighting raged in the intensifying conflict that has disturbed life for residents of the kingdom’s capital Riyadh and war-wracked Yemen. Disruption in the world’s top crude oil exporter has continued to spread as the Houthis keep up their strikes, with Riyadh’s landmark Kingdom Centre skyscraper ordering “mandatory” remote working until further notice for office tenants on Sunday. No reason was given for the order, but it follows a security alert and two drone interceptions around the capital on top of waves of Ho...

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