Saudi Arabia vows response over Houthi ‘war crime’ attack on Riyadh airport
A Houthi attack on Riyadh airport killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300.
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A Houthi attack on Riyadh airport killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300.
While the physical damage from Houthi attacks can be quickly repaired, the Saudi reputation for stability is taking a battering.
Saudi coalition blames Houthi group for the missile attack on the main international airport in Riyadh.
The warning from the Iran-backed rebels comes a day after a missile attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and injured more than 300. The airport will remain closed until at least Sunday night.
Saudi Arabia vowed to retaliate against Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Sunday after a strike on Riyadh’s international airport killed a dozen people and wounded more than 300, marking the kingdom's deadliest strike in a decade.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels warned airlines, airport staff and travellers against using Saudi airports after a strike on Riyadh killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300. The attack drew international condemnation as Saudi Arabia threatened retaliation. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Trump denounces 'terrible' attack and says the US is evaluating whether to join Saudi Arabia's offensive on the Houthis.
President Donald Trump says the US ‘may’ join Saudi strikes against Yemen’s Houthis.
Saudi Arabia has confirmed at least 12 people were killed and more than 300 injured after Houthi fighters struck Riyadh.
As strikes on airports in Saudi Arabia turn deadly, Washington debates striking Houthis and restarting strikes on Iran.
A Saudi-led coalition has vowed a "decisive" response after the deadliest strike on Saudi soil in over a decade. Officials have pinned the attack on Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen.
Video shows damage inside King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after the third attack in a week.
At least twelve people were killed in an attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, including an Egyptian flight attendant, according to a medical source at a local hospital. Earlier this week, another attack on the airport by the Houthis killed three people and damaged a plane, though the Iran-backed group did not announce any new attacks on Saturday.
Aviation authority says death toll includes four Saudis and eight foreign nationals.
Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport has already been targeted multiple times this week amid intensified fighting between Yemen-based Houthi rebels and a Saudi-backed coalition.
Saudi and US officials blame the attack on Yemen's Houthis, who have not commented on the latest strike.
Saudi Arabia and its allied forces in Yemen vowed a "firm response" to Houthi attacks that target civilians. The kingdom's authorities said three Saudi nationals were killed in Thursday's attack on Riyadh airport.
Delta is weighing whether to continue with its Riyadh, Saudi Arabia flight debut as planned.
Saudi Arabia has seen several attacks by the Houthis in recent days, with airports appearing to be the primary target.
Thursday's attacks on Riyadh airport killed three people, Saudi authorities said on Friday, as Yemen's Houthi group stepped up missile strikes on the kingdom and tried to shut down its airspace in an escalating war triggered by the US-Iran conflict. The strikes, which also injured several people, damaged a Saudia Airlines plane and sent smoke billowing over the airport, led many airlines to cancel flights to the Saudi capital days before it is due to host a major meeting of global oil chiefs.