Saudi-led coalition says two Houthi ballistic missiles destroyed, explosions heard in Aden
- Newsrooms
- 4
- Last 3 hours
- 3 reports
- Momentum
- Surging
1 in the 3 before
Rising
Reports per hour, last 24 hours
How the coverage splits
Against the past week
More newsrooms than 76% of the past week’s 3934 stories, and number 307 of 1674 in News.Part of a bigger story
Saudi: 6 developments since Sat 7 Nov.Related
(shares Houthi and Saudi Arabia)
1File photo: Aden
Hostilities between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia have worsened.
Middle East Eye didn’t include a summary, so this is The Straits Times’s, from its report on the same story.3
Background: Aden
Aden is an ancient port city in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, on the north coast of the Gulf of Aden, positioned near the eastern approach to the Red Sea, and has been the de facto capital of the internationally recognized government of Yemen since 2014. It is approximately 170 km (110 mi) east of the Strait of Bab al-Mandab.4
The bigger story: Saudi
6 developments since Sat 7 Nov. 5 more since this one.
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles, drones; group denies targeting Mecca
You’re here5 newsrooms
- Saudi air defences intercept Houthi cruise missiles launched toward Riyadh
21 newsrooms. Linked by Saudi, attack, capital, damage, build, missile
- WWE wrestlers leave in time as Saudi Arabia suffers another missile attack
1 newsroom. Linked by Saudi, Arabia, leave, missile, attack
- Saudi Arabia reports new attack on key East-West pipeline
2 newsrooms. Linked by Saudi, ministry
- Yemen government forces claim new advances as Houthi border attacks resume
1 newsroom. Linked by Houthi, Yemen, government, forces
- Explosions heard in Saudi capital Riyadh: AFP journalists
1 newsroom. Linked by Riyadh, Saudi, explosions, capital
The story so far
4 newsroomsRising- Reports
- 9
- Newsrooms and sources
- 4
- Last 3 hours
- 3
Rising: more reports in the last three hours than the three before (3 in the last three hours, 1 in the three before).
First with it: Middle East Eye, 2 days before anyone else.
Reported by 4 newsrooms.
Counted as one newsroom each, because they ran the same copy: Hindustan Times and The Straits Times (the same headline).
The numbers behind it
How it spread, where it’s heading and where the coverage is from
Reports a day, last 7 days
| Day | Stories |
|---|---|
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 1 |
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Today | 4 |
Where the coverage is from
How it spread
Newsrooms reporting it, each counted at its first report.

