RIYADH – Saudi air defense forces intercepted a missile fired by Houthifighters in neighboring Yemen at the southern city of Najran on Saturday,Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported.

Al Arabiya gave no further details.

The Houthi-run Saba news agency earlier said a ballistic missile was firedat a Saudi National Guard base in Najran, saying it had led to “losses inthe ranks of the enemy and its military equipment”.