Service suspended at a Saudi airport after attack claimed by Houthis
Operations at a Saudi Arabian airport were suspended following a drone attack claimed by Houthi rebels. This incident marks an escalation in regional tensions between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.
Why it matters
The attack highlights the ongoing instability in the Middle East and the potential for disruption to regional aviation and energy infrastructure.
Operations were suspended on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) at an airport in Saudi Arabia, a regional source with knowledge of the matter said, after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis announced they had attacked the site.
Last month, the Houthis declared a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, the world's largest exporter of crude, and have since claimed several attacks on oil tankers and infrastructure.
Saudi Arabia has retaliated with strikes targeting Houthi positions.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree on Tuesday (August 4) said the rebels "successfully targeted a sensitive target belonging to the Saudi enemy at Najran Airport using a drone".
He added that the strike on the southern airport was "in response to the Saudi enemy's violation of airspace over the Saada and Hajjah governorates using drones".
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