利雅得：周日（10月25日），沙特首都传出爆炸声，尽管也门胡塞武装发动了多次袭击，该国仍准备重新开放利雅得国际机场。
RIYADH: Explosions rang out in the Saudi capital on Sunday (Oct 25), as the kingdom was due to reopen Riyadh international airport despite repeated attacks by Yemen's Houthis.
沙特阿拉伯领导一个军事联盟与伊朗支持的胡塞武装作战，近几周来遭到该组织的一连串袭击。
Saudi Arabia, which leads a military coalition fighting the Iran-backed Houthis, has faced a barrage of strikes from the group in recent weeks.
战斗爆发于胡塞武装与也门利雅得支持的政府之间持续多年的停火协议破裂之后，并已将更广泛的美伊战争的焦点发生转移。
The fighting erupted after a years-long truce between the Houthis and Yemen's Riyadh-backed government fell apart, and has shifted the focus of the wider US-Iran war.
利雅得国际机场表示，在因胡塞武装袭击关闭两周后，航班将于周日恢复，航班雷达监测网站显示一架飞机当天早些时候已起飞。
Riyadh's international airport said flights would resume on Sunday after a two-week closure following the Houthi strikes, with the Flight Radar monitoring site showing a plane taking off early in the day.
武装分子对该机场发动了多波袭击，包括本月一次造成13人死亡、300多人受伤的袭击，这是十多年来该国最致命的袭击。
The fighters have carried out waves of strikes on the airport, including an attack this month that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300, the deadliest in the kingdom in more than a decade.
胡塞武装军事发言人叶海亚·萨雷警告称，该设施仍“不安全”，且是“军事目标”。
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree warned that the facility was still "unsafe" and a "military target".
“也门武装部队警告所有国际、地区和当地航空公司——以及工作人员和旅客——不要使用利雅得哈立德国王机场，因为它不安全，且是我方部队的军事目标，”他说。
"The Yemeni Armed Forces warn all international, regional and local airlines - as well as staff and travellers - against using King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, as it is unsafe and serves as a military target for our forces," he said.
“沙特政权将承担机场任何运营的后果。”袭击警告 一名法新社记者在该市听到周日凌晨传出三声爆炸，居民收到关于“敌方空中威胁”的警报短信，敦促他们待在安全的地方。
"The Saudi regime shall bear the consequences of any operations at the airport." ATTACK WARNING An AFP journalist in the city heard three explosions in the early hours of Sunday, with residents receiving alert messages for a "hostile aerial threat" urging them to stay in a safe place.
该警报发布之际，打击胡塞武装的沙特领导的联盟称，已拦截了该组织发射的、飞往利雅得的一枚弹道导弹，以及首都地区的两架无人机。
The warning came as the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis said it had downed a ballistic missile launched by the group towards Riyadh, as well as two drones in the capital area.
“防空系统拦截并摧毁了一枚由恐怖分子胡塞武装发射、瞄准利雅得的弹道导弹，”联军在社交媒体上发文称。此次袭击发生在该武装组织宣称——在24小时内——袭击了包括利雅得在内的三座沙特机场、能源设施、一条管道和一个空军基地之后。
"Air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Riyadh," the coalition posted on The attack came after the fighters said that - in the space of 24 hours - they targeted three Saudi airports, including in Riyadh, energy installations, a pipeline and an air base.
沙特民防部门表示，周六在拦截两枚胡塞导弹后，也对麦加和麦地那地区的坠落碎片作出了响应。
The Saudi civil defence agency said it had also responded to falling debris in the Mecca and Medina regions on Saturday after intercepting two Houthi missiles.
胡塞武装否认袭击这两座伊斯兰教最圣洁的城市，称沙特的指控是“巨大的谎言”。
The Houthis denied targeting the cities, the two holiest in Islam, calling the Saudi claim a "huge lie".
胡塞武装还向也门南部城市亚丁开火，该城市是沙特支持的政府临时所在地，称他们袭击了由沙特部队监管的一个海军基地和军营。
The Houthis also fired at the southern Yemeni city of Aden, the interim seat of the Saudi-backed government, saying they targeted a naval base and military camp overseen by Saudi forces.
也门局势升级，胡塞武装上个月在一场闪电攻势中控制了整个红海海岸，进一步动摇了地区稳定并扰乱了石油市场。
The flare-up in Yemen, with the Houthis taking control of the entire Red Sea coast in a lightning offensive last month, has further destabilised the region and disrupted oil markets.
胡塞武装的袭击给世界最大原油出口国沙特阿拉伯造成了打击，扰乱了商业、航空和居民生活，并动摇了其改变国际形象的努力。
The Houthi attacks have dealt a blow to Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest exporter of crude, disrupting businesses, airlines and residents, and rattling its drive to shift its international image.