RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed four cruise missiles and three drones on Tuesday in the capital Riyadh and the kingdom's south, as Yemen's Houthis pressed on with attacks.

"Three cruise missiles destroyed in the Riyadh and southern areas," coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki wrote on X, later adding that "two drones intercepted and destroyed" in the same areas.

Minutes later, it said it had intercepted and destroyed another cruise missile targeting Riyadh.

The coalition later reported intercepting and destroying a third drone over Riyadh.