Saudi Arabia: Explosions heard in the capital.

Shotlist Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Dec 2022 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of national flags of Saudi Arabia, cityscape, traffic Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - April 8, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 2. Various of traffic, buildings Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. Various of traffic, cityscape Yemen - March 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 4. Cityscape, national flag of Yemen Sanaa, Yemen - July 9, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 5. Various of national flag of Yemen Sanaa, Yemen - March 26, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 6. Various of traffic Yemen - 2022 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 7. Various of Mayun Island in Bab al-Mandab Strait, armed soldiers on vehicles Yemen - Feb 2024 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 8. Sea, port facilities Mocha Port, Yemen - Aug 15, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 9. Mocha Port, ocean Storyline Multiple explosions were heard in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia on Saturday. On Saturday morning, explosions were heard in the Saudi capital with smoke rising near King Khalid International Airport in the northeastern part of the city. Explosions were also heard in the early hours of the day, with local residents receiving alerts via a mobile app. The Saudi Civil Defense said on the social platform X that the national early warning platform had issued an alert warning of danger in Riyadh. It announced 10 minutes later on X that the danger had passed. The alert is reportedly the first for the Saudi capital since tensions between Yemen's Houthi group and Saudi Arabia intensified recently. The Houthis have made major gains along Yemen's Red Sea coast and around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait since Sept 3 while stepping up missile and drone attacks on Saudi military and oil facilities. The Houthis claimed that Saudi warplanes have intensified airstrikes across Yemen.