The Saudi embassy in Kuwait said it was organising buses to transport its citizens back to the kingdom after their flights were cancelled following attacks on Riyadh airport.

"The embassy said it would provide buses to transport Saudi citizens wishing to return to Riyadh whose flights had been cancelled, provided they have proof of a cancelled flight booking," read a statement posted online by the embassy.

The Yemeni army launched air strikes on Houthi positions in the southwestern province of Taiz amid military escalation across the country.

In a statement, the army’s Taiz Military Axis said air strikes targeted Houthi positions, gatherings and vehicles at al-Maqrami, al-Jaasha and al-Sallal hills east of Taiz city, as well as Hisn al-Mukhaf and the Bala’an area on the Aqrouz front in the south of the province.

It did not provide any details about possible casualties or damage.

Iraq condemned the deadly attack on Riyadh's international airport, warning that it endangered "regional security and stability" and calling for an end to hostilities.

"Iraq calls for a comprehensive cessation of military operations, to spare civilians and the peoples of brotherly countries the consequences and repercussions, and to ensure that civilian facilities are protected," the Iraqi prime minister's spokesman Sabah al-Numan said in a statement.

UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting has condemned the deadly Houthi militias’ attack on Riyadh's airport as a "dangerous escalation" and "contemptible", saying it fits an increasing pattern of the group targeting civilian sites in Saudi Arabia.

He told Sky News that Britain is supporting Riyadh with air defences and "defensive" air-to-air refuelling for Saudi jets, adding: "We want to see an end to this conflict."

Yemen's Houthis warned passengers against using Saudi airports after an attack on the airport in the capital Riyadh left 12 people dead and hundreds wounded.

Houthi militias spokesman Yahya Saree has renewed a warning to airlines, shipping companies, staff and travellers against using Saudi airports and airspace, he said on X

"The airports and airspace are exposed to targeting and constitute a theatre of operations for our forces, with the exception of the airports of Mecca and Medina," he added, referring to the two holiest cities in Islam.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has "unequivocally denounced" the Houthi attack on Riyadh's main airport.

"There can be no justification for attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure," he said on X.

Operations at Riyadh's international airport continue to be suspended following fatal attacks on the facility, a senior aviation source in the Saudi capital told AFP, after authorities announced a temporary closure the night before.

"Riyadh airport has suspended operations again today. They informed us of this at dawn," the source said.

A second source working in the aviation sector who helps oversee flights to Riyadh confirmed the halt in operations "until further notice".

All 22 Indian crew members aboard the vessel MT GEM No. 2 were "rescued and are safe" following an incident off the UAE coast, India’s Consulate General in Dubai announced.

"The Consulate has learnt of an incident involving vessel MT GEM No. 2 off Ras Al Khaimah coast, that had 22 Indian crew members on board.

"All crew members have been rescued and are safe," the consulate said on US social media company X.

Syria has condemned "in the strongest terms" the deadly Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, saying Saudi Arabia's security is an "integral part of the security of Syria and the entire region."

The Syrian Foreign Ministry called the attack a violation of the kingdom's sovereignty and urged the international community to take concrete action to halt attacks on civilian infrastructure.

Yemeni government forces say they destroyed five armoured vehicles belonging to the Houthi group as they repelled an attempted advance towards Dhubab Airport in Taiz governorate, western Yemen.

The Giants Brigades' media centre said in a brief statement on Facebook late on Saturday that the militias it described as "on board" were killed. It also published a video it said showed the moment the vehicles were hit, with flames rising from them.

The US embassy in Saudi Arabia said staff working in the kingdom would now be required to request permission to use airports in the cities of Jeddah and Dammam, days after a similar order was issued for Riyadh.

"US government employees working in Saudi Arabia require special authorisation to use the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, as well as the airports in Jeddah and Dammam," read a statement published online following fatal attacks on Riyadh airport.

Bangladesh has strongly condemned a Houthi attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, expressing solidarity with Saudi Arabia.

The victims included two Bangladeshi nationals, according to Saudi civil aviation authorities.

Israeli air strikes have destroyed four Palestinian homes in Gaza City and Deir al Balah, damaging dozens of nearby buildings, according to witnesses and local sources.

Residents received evacuation warnings by phone, prompting panic and forcing dozens of families to flee.

The strikes targeted areas in Shujaiya and Al Rimal in Gaza City, as well as a home belonging to the Al-Buhaysi family in Deir al-Balah. A separate strike hit unoccupied agricultural land near Salah al-Din Street, east of Deir al-Balah.

Warplanes target residential buildings in Gaza City and Deir al Balah following deadly drone strikes.

The Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile targeting Al-Kharj, southeast of Riyadh.

The announcement came about two hours after the coalition reported a projectile falling near King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned a Houthi attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport that killed 12 people and injured hundreds.

Guterres said attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure violate international law and called for an immediate halt.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned a deadly attack on the Saudi capital's international airport that was blamed on Yemen's Houthis.

"Attacks targeting civilians and vital infrastructure are utterly unacceptable and pose a serious threat to regional peace and stability," Sharif posted on X, describing the attack as "heinous" and reaffirming Pakistan's "steadfast commitment to Saudi Arabia's sovereignty, territorial integrity".

Schools in Riyadh will move to remote learning for a week, according to an email sent Sunday to parents citing an order from the education ministry, following the deadly attacks on the capital's airport.

"Following instructions from the Ministry of Education, all schools in Riyadh will switch to distance learning for the entire week," read an email sent to parents seen by AFP, marking the second time in less than a month that such an order was given.

India has strongly condemned repeated Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, including Saturday’s strike that killed 12 people and injured more than 300.

New Delhi called attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure unacceptable, urged an immediate halt and expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Saturday's Houthi militia attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which reportedly killed 12 people and injured hundreds.

"Attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are a violation of international law," Guterres wrote on X, calling for an immediate end to such attacks.