Houthi attacks on Riyadh: schools switch back to remote learning
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Libération (Maroc)
Several explosions were heard in Riyadh, where residents received an air alert for the third day in a row after Houthi missiles that the Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted. Schools have returned to remote learning and several companies are keeping staff working from home, according to a message to parents.
Schools in Riyadh have returned to remote learning, according to a message sent to parents, after barely two days back in classrooms. The Saudi capital has been under near-daily Houthi attacks and has received an alert on phones for the third day in a row calling on people to take shelter from an “air threat”. Several companies are also keeping staff working from home.
The military coalition led by Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government against the pro-Iranian Houthis, announced on X that it had intercepted a ballistic missile towards Riyadh, as well as a cruise missile. According to the official agency SPA, images show a large section of the facade of a skyscraper belonging to oil giant Aramco torn open over several floors, after an attack targeting the capital’s financial district.
The school measure dates back to 11 October, after a deadly attack on Riyadh airport that suspended flights. Flights have resumed only gradually. The Houthis, who claimed new attacks on the airport on Sunday, consider that most of Saudi airspace is “not safe”.
