A MISSILE aimed at Saudi Arabia’s capital city by Yemen’s Houthi rebels was intercepted yesterday, the Saudi-led coalition says.

A Houthi rebel spokesperson said on Twitter that fighters had fired the ballistic missile towards the Yamma Palace hotel in Riyadh. The missile did not cause any damage.

The attempted attack took place as the UN human rights office reported that 115 Yemeni civilians have been killed over 11 days this month in blitzes by Saudi warplanes.