Banking News – Flights resumed on Sunday at Riyadh International Airport, which had been closed for two weeks after Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. However, the Iran-backed group has warned that further attacks could occur in the coming days.

The flight tracking site “Flight Radar” showed an aircraft taking off from Riyadh Airport on Sunday morning and heading toward the Saudi city of Jeddah. Saudi Arabia and the internationally recognized government of Yemen, which it supports, have been facing continuous attacks by Houthi rebels in recent weeks after a long-standing ceasefire broke down this summer. This conflict has turned Yemen into the focal point of broader confrontation between the US and Iran. This has further deepened the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, one of the world’s poorest countries.

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh had informed through social media platform X on Saturday that, effective from Sunday, October 25, Terminal 1 has been designated for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international flights operated by national airlines.

Houthi rebels have repeatedly attacked Riyadh Airport. In an attack this month, 13 people were killed and more than 300 were injured. This was the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia in more than a decade. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree has warned that the airport remains unsafe and is a military target.

“The Yemeni armed forces warn all international, regional, and local airline companies, as well as their staff and passengers, not to use King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, as it is unsafe and remains a military target for our forces,” he said.

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Houthi rebels stated that it had shot down two drones in the Riyadh area on Sunday morning.