The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said Friday that it had intercepted a ballistic missile headed for the Red Sea city of Yanbu, Reuters reported. A coalition spokesman wrote on X that "in the past hours, we intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile over Yanbu," AFP reported.

The coalition said it also destroyed two cruise missiles over the Red Sea and three drones over southern Saudi Arabia and the Riyadh region, Reuters and AFP reported. The coalition did not say who launched the attacks, Reuters reported.

Yanbu is a key outlet that lets Saudi Arabia ship crude through the Red Sea without passing through the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported. AFP described the city as home to the end of a major oil pipeline. Brent crude briefly touched $110 a barrel on Friday for the first time since May, Reuters reported.

In Yemen, two missiles landed on the grounds of Aden's airport on Friday, the Aden Security Department said, blaming the Iran-backed Houthis, Reuters reported. No casualties were reported, and a Yemenia Airways flight to Cairo was preparing for takeoff when the missiles landed, Reuters reported. The Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility, Reuters reported. Later, in a statement attributed to a military source, the Houthis said the attack targeted "the Saudi forces' command headquarters" and a weapons depot, AFP reported.

On Thursday, a Saudi foreign ministry official said, "We think that the escalation by the Houthis at this latest stage of the conflict is encouraged by Iran," AFP reported. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman rejected that in a statement. "The Islamic Republic of Iran rejects any claim that Iran has played a role in Yemeni (Houthi) operations," he said, according to AFP. He said Iran "has always been ready to use its good offices to help end the hostilities."

The UN Security Council on Thursday "condemned in the strongest terms continued and escalatory Houthi attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," AFP reported. A spokesperson for the Houthi-run health ministry said 124 civilians had been killed and 327 wounded in what he called "Saudi aggression" since September 3, Reuters reported, adding that it could not verify the figures.

Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority has extended its suspension of operations at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport through October 17, according to an October 16 US Embassy security alert.

What we know: The coalition says it intercepted a ballistic missile at Yanbu, two cruise missiles and three drones on Friday, and Iran denies any role in Houthi attacks.
What we don't: Who fired the missile at Yanbu, and when Riyadh's main airport will reopen.