RIYADH: Saudi air defences intercepted two Yemeni rebel drones targeting civilian airports on Monday, a Riyadh-led military coalition said, as the rebels ramp up cross-border attacks.

The coalition, in a statement published on Saudi state media, said the strikes were "simultaneous". The Arab military coalition Chief Col. Tukey Al-Malik said that the attacks were neutralised before the drones reached its destination.

The Huthi attack was aimed at Abha airport in the early hours of Monday. The fighting has triggered what the United Nations describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with millions displaced and in need of aid. Col. Tukey Al-Malik has called for unity against terrorism.