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Blast reported at Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Airport
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.
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Twelve killed and 300 injured in attack on airport in Saudi capital Riyadh
Saudi and US officials blame the attack on Yemen's Houthis, who have not commented on the latest strike.
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Yemen says advancing against Houthis around key Bab al-Mandab strait
Yemen said Saturday that forces were advancing against the Houthis around the Bab al-Mandab strait, a week after the country's Saudi-backed government announced that it was initiating a counter-offensive to take back territory seized by the pro-Iran group during last month's lightning offensive. In Riyadh, diplomatic sources reported a missile attack on the civilian airport, with at least five Saudi nationals wounded being treated in intensive care.
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Saudi-led coalition says it’s carrying out operation in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition says it’s carrying out a wide-ranging operation, targeting Yemen’s Houthis.
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Saudi coalition vows 'firm' response after airport attack kills 3
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.
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Saudi Arabia reopens Riyadh airport after Houthi attack kills three
Saudi Arabia has seen several attacks by the Houthis in recent days, with airports appearing to be the primary target.
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Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport killed three Saudis as war escalates
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.
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Pilot killed in attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on Riyadh airport; Saudi-led coalition vows 'firm' response
Two attacks were launched on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport Thursday, officials said.
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Three Saudi nationals killed in Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport
The missile attacks come amid an escalation in fighting between the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's government.
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How the Houthi-Saudi conflict is affecting countries on Africa's Red Sea coast — and beyond
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which Yemeni government forces are trying to take back from the Houthis, is located not far from Djibouti and other African states.
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World Cup 2034: Does Saudi Arabia shelving Neom Stadium spell trouble?
Since winning the right to hold the 2034 World Cup unopposed, Saudi Arabia has been pulling away from sport. With reports that its most ambitious stadium project will be abandoned, what does this mean for the World Cup?
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Saudi-led coalition says it intercepts three Houthi ballistic missiles
Saudi Arabia says two of the missiles intercepted were headed towards the capital, Riyadh.
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Diplomats, schools in Saudi take safety measures after blasts heard: sources to AFP
Diplomats stationed in the Saudi capital were sheltering in place and international schools took safety measures on Thursday, diplomats and residents told AFP, after explosions echoed across the city.
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Conflict in Yemen: What are the Houthis’ aims?
Saudi authorities said Wednesday three people were killed in attacks on two of the kingdom's international airports, including in the capital Riyadh, after Yemen's Houthis claimed to have fired on both transport hubs. The Iran-backed Houthis have claimed a wave of attacks on Saudi civilian infrastructure in recent weeks, which came as Riyadh-backed forces pressed a counter-offensive against the group's territorial gains. France 24’s Philip Turle takes a look at what the Houthis aims in the conflict are.
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Houthis claim new attack on Riyadh airport as fighting continues in Yemen
Yemen's Houthi rebels said Thursday they had struck Riyadh airport with another ballistic missile as Saudi authorities said three people were killed and 36 wounded in previous Houthi strikes on Riyadh and Abha international airports earlier this week. The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed 82 Houthi military targets in retaliation. That comes as the fighting continues in Yemen.
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New York court hears arguments in ongoing 9/11 families' lawsuit against Saudi Arabia
The families allege that men with links to the Saudi government helped those who carried out the 2001 attacks, something the country denies.
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Explosions heard in Saudi capital Riyadh after Houthis' deadly attacks on airports
Several explosions were reported on Thursday in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh amid ongoing fighting between the kingdom and Yemen's Houthis. A day earlier, three people were killed and 36 wounded in attacks on Abha and Riyadh’s King Khalid international airports claimed by the Iran-backed rebel group.
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Yemen war live: Gov’t forces claim key heights, Houthi attacks continue
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces claim advances in western Taiz's mountain belt overlooking the coast.
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Saudi Arabia confirms three dead in Houthi strikes on its airports
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Houthi strikes on two of its international airports have killed three people.
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Three killed, 36 injured in Houthi attacks on Saudi airports, Riyadh says
Moroccan, Algerian women killed in Abha, Sudanese national killed in Riyadh.