A Houthi missile struck the departure terminal at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, killing 13 people, among them a Sudanese national, and injuring more than 300. Footage of the blast showed passengers in the white clothes of pilgrims bound for Mecca.
Egypt's presidency said on Sunday that Cairo was ready to give Saudi Arabia the support it needs to defend its security and stability. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called an urgent parliamentary session to authorise the military to help defend the kingdom should Riyadh ask.
Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani condemned the strikes in a call with Prince Faisal bin Farhan, expressing solidarity and urging a diplomatic solution to the Yemeni crisis. He thanked Saudi authorities for safeguarding Italians there, and the talks covered strengthening the EU's naval mission in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Sudan's Defense Minister Gen. Hassan Kabroun called the attacks “barbaric criminal acts,” saying that any aggression against the kingdom is an attack on Islam and Muslims worldwide.
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun telephoned Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday after strikes hit the Riyadh airport and other civilian sites, while the country's political, economic and business leaders voiced solidarity. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko also condemned strikes on civilian targets, saying Moscow was monitoring the region with concern.
Saudi air defences kept engaging Houthi missiles over the capital. Shrapnel from two intercepted cruise missiles hit about 15 homes and wounded four people, the Civil Defense said. Saudi Arabia spent $83 billion on defence last year, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, yet still struggles to shield airports, refineries and pipelines.