Saudi Arabia

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Why the Houthis are striking Saudi Arabia

2026-10-13T23:00:00.000Z
Surveillance footage shows smoke and fire at the moment of an attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct 10, 2026.

Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks

2026-10-13T08:04:53.000Z
US President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he would look into joining Saudi-backed strikes against the Houthis. 

Saudi airport carnage puts Trump in ‘difficult position’ amid pressure to boost US role in Yemen

2026-10-12T22:45:06.000Z
Footage of an attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Oct 10. The Houthis have been attacking Saudi airports and oil facilities since last week.

Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed Houthi ballistic missile fired towards Riyadh

2026-10-12T22:26:33.000Z
The minister said he had told Saudi Aramco it could use the pipeline for oil transport until May, after which it would need to be cleaned and returned to gas service.

Saudi Arabia eyes raising its pipeline oil export capacity to 10 million bpd: energy minister

2026-10-12T12:54:45.000Z
Saudi Arabia stepped up military involvement in Yemen in recent weeks, after the Houthis seized strategic territory along the Red Sea coast in September.

Saudi Arabia reports injuries in new attack at Riyadh airport, day after Houthi strike kills 13

2026-10-12T06:25:43.000Z
A screenshot from a video online purporting to show King Khalid International Airport after the Oct 10 attack.

Houthi attack on Riyadh airport kills 12, wounds more than 300

2026-10-11T00:39:50.000Z
A satellite image of King Khalid Airport, the day after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct 11. 

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia raise risk of wider war

2026-10-11T22:37:45.000Z
Indigo, Air India and Philippine Airlines all halted flights to the Saudi capital, the latter until at least Oct 11.

Airlines halt services to Saudi Arabia after airport attacks

2026-10-09T11:57:51.000Z
Smoke rises from a Saudi Aramco refinery after reported Houthi attacks (pictured). The airport attacks were part of a series of strikes targeting aviation infrastructure.

Saudi airports strikes kill three as Yemen fighting escalates; Syria to provide Hormuz-bypass option

2026-10-07T22:42:26.000Z