RIYADH: The Saudi Air Defense Force intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias towards the city of Khamis Mushayt on Thursday, Saudi Press Agency reported. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson of the Saudi-led Arab coalition, said that Houthi militias fired a ballistic missile from Saada, Yemen, towards the Saudi Arabian city Khamis Mushayt at 3.09 pm and that Saudi air defence forces intercepted the missile. A missile launched by the militias from Saada province, Yemen, towards Saudi territories was also intercepted on Wednesday, UAE state news agency WAM reported.