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Saudi civil defence sends all-clear after alerts issued for capital Riyadh

Global Published 19 September 2026, 12:10 · archived 19 Sep 2026

RIYADH: Saudi civil defence sent an all-clear on Saturday after issuing alerts for a second time for potential danger in Riyadh and the city of Al-Kharj east of the capital, amid an uptick in attacks by Houthis on the Gulf country. The alerts were the first for the capital since Houthis in neighbouring Yemen intensified their attacks on Saudi Arabia. A Reuters journalist heard two booms in Riyadh’s Olaya area. The alerts come hours after the Houthis’ spokesperson said the group had foiled unspecified “criminal attempts” in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, blaming Saudi Arabia and vowing a response. T...

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