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Capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an expansion of the 18th-century walled town, following the dismantling of its defensive fortifications.
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It comes after the armed group hit Riyadh's international airport and another facility, killing 13 people, in a significant escalation.
Saudi Arabia claims it downed a ballistic missile fired at Riyadh, as the Houthis say they targeted King Khalid airport.
The Saudi-led coalition said a projectile struck a terminal at Riyadh’s airport Sunday, a day after a missile attack killed 13 people and injured 309.