Yemen
Trump blasts 'not nice' Houthis as attack hits Saudi Aramco facility
An Aramco building in Dhahran caught fire, and four people were wounded by intercepted missile debris in Riyadh, as Houthi attacks continued after a strike on the capital’s airport killed 13 people in the worst attack on Saudi soil since 2015.
Saudi Arabia
Ronaldo waves Saudi scarf after missile alert delays Riyadh match
Cristiano Ronaldo and other footballers have shown support for Saudi Arabia as deadly Houthi attacks disrupt life in Riyadh, forcing its airport to close and delaying an Asian Champions League match amid renewed fighting in Yemen.
World News
CCTV shows moment of strike at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh
CTV footage released by Saudi authorities shows the moment a missile strike hit Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on October 10. The attack killed at least 13 people and injured hundreds, forcing the suspension of airport operations.
Saudi Arabia
Houthis claim Riyadh further airport attacks as death toll rises to 13
The Houthis claimed responsibility for the weekend attacks on Riyadh airport. Saturday’s death toll rose to 13, while a further strike on Sunday killed one person. Flights remain suspended as Trump weighs US involvement.
Saudi Arabia
Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport kill three, including airline captain
Two missile strikes on King Khalid International Airport forced diplomats to shelter in place and delayed dozens of flights, as Yemen’s government claimed progress in its Red Sea counter-offensive. Houthi forces said they were holding their ground.
Saudi Arabia
Houthis claim missile strikes on Riyadh as explosions heard in capital
The claims came as witnesses reported several explosions across the Saudi capital, a day after a separate Houthi drone attack on the same airport killed one person and caused flight delays that continued into Thursday.
Yemen
Yemen forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb in offensive against Houthis
Operation Yemen Dawn, backed by 100 Saudi coalition aircraft, retook the town of Dhubab just north of the strait, as the Houthis claimed they struck Riyadh's international airport, an oil refinery and military bases across Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan and Turkey agreed to deploy troops to the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia
Turkey and Pakistan to send troops to Saudi Arabia under defence pact
The three signatories of the August Mecca Joint Defence Agreement met in emergency session in Riyadh and agreed to move immediately to "rapid deployment" of military forces, uniting NATO's second-largest army, the Islamic world's only nuclear state and the largest Gulf power.
World News
“We don't feel a sense of worry” in Europe, says Muslim World League
While in Brussels to meet with political and religious leaders, Sheikh Dr Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa stressed the need to deepen dialogue in order to confront the turmoil facing the world and that Europe's "civilised constitutions" will prevent political excesses.
Yemen
Houthis deny Saudi accusations of targeting Medina's holy sites
The Saudi-led coalition said a drone hit the Taibah electricity distribution station, which supplies power to the Prophet's Mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites. The Houthis denied the claim, stating it was a "lie" to back previous allegations against the group.
Saudi Arabia
Israel says pilot tried to crash flydubai plane during cockpit fight
FlyDubai flight FZ1073 to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia as passengers describe harrowing scenes of a fight between the pilots, with one of them stabbed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a pilot "attempted to crash the plane," as Israeli security services investigate.