Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport partially resumes flights after Houthi attacks
The announcement comes after a two-week suspension of operations following strikes from Yemen's Houthis on the Saudi capital.
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The announcement comes after a two-week suspension of operations following strikes from Yemen's Houthis on the Saudi capital.
The Indian mission also shared an update about the suspension of flights from Air India and Air India Express to and from Riyadh and Dammam
Saudi Arabia’s main airport was gearing up to reopen as early as Sunday after operations had been disrupted by a spate of attacks by Houthi rebels.
Three people were killed in two attacks on an Aramco oil field and an airport in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province Wednesday. The US State Department issued an ordered departure for non-emergency personnel and their families from the kingdom. The US move comes due to the growing threat from Houthi militants in neighboring Yemen. Abeer Abu Omar reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
The attack comes amid escalating drone and missile strikes targeting Saudi Arabia’s airports, energy installations and other critical infrastructure
It is the latest in a series of attacks by the Houthi movement which have targeted airports and other sites in the kingdom.
Injured immediately transported to hospitals as aviation authority says updates will be forthcoming.
The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members to depart from its missions in Saudi Arabia and plans to withdraw family members from a number of other US missions in the region, US officials told Reuters. The order came as attacks in Saudi Arabia killed at least one person and injured eight others at a civilian airport in Dammam and two people were killed in a drone attack on an oilfield. US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a post on social media that the...
The US State Department issued an ordered departure for non-emergency personnel and their families from Saudi Arabia because of the growing threat from Houthi militants in neighboring Yemen.
Saudi Arabia has executed two Bangladeshi nationals, a man and a woman, after they were convicted of committing “indecent acts” in a mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. Bangladesh said it was not informed before the sentences were carried out and has sought information from Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Interior Ministry said the Bangladeshis were executed because of “the gravity and seriousness of their actions in violating the sanctity of both time and place”. It did not elaborate.
Saudi Arabia has executed two Bangladeshi nationals, a man and a woman, after they were convicted of committing “indecent acts” in a mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. Bangladesh said it was not informed before the sentences were carried out and has sought information from Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Interior Ministry said the Bangladeshis were executed because of “the gravity and seriousness of their actions in violating the sanctity of both time and place”. It did not elaborate. Also on...
Gulf ministers urge action against Houthis as fighting displaces more than 233,000 people across Yemen.
Riyadh’s Kingdom Centre skyscraper ordered remote working for office tenants on Sunday following repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, as the Saudi-led coalition said two pilots were killed in a crash near the Yemen border. The imposing, 99-storey landmark announced “mandatory” remote working until further notice. No reason was given for the order, but it comes a week after 13 people were killed in a major Houthi attack on Riyadh’s international airport. The Saudi coalition’s decade-plus war...
Several major sporting events in Saudi Arabia have been cancelled or postponed as a result of repeated deadly attacks from Iran-backed Houthi rebels against the Kingdom's airports and infrastructure. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Guy Barton, Visiting Fellow at Lancaster University and co-creator and co-host of The FootPol Podcast.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have struck Riyadh’s King Khalid international airport 20 times since the start of October. A spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition said the attacks involved 10 drones, four ballistic missiles, four cruise missiles and two unidentified projectiles.
Yemen's Houthis denied carrying out an attack on Saudi Arabia on Thursday, shortly after Riyadh said it had intercepted a missile targeting the region around the holy city of Medina.
Muslim pilgrims headed to Mecca for Umrah are facing travel disruptions as Houthi attacks hit Saudi Arabia.
Yemen's Houthi rebels said Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco after officials in Riyadh reported a strike on a building in an area housing the energy giant's headquarters. The Iran-back militia also claimed missile strikes on the capital Riyadh and vowed to continue attacking Saudi airports and oil facilities.
Saudi Pro League postpones three matches after Houthi attacks, including one involving Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr.
Iran-backed Houthis launched missile and drone attacks across Saudi Arabia, hitting oil giant Saudi Aramco’s headquarters, as well several cities in the kingdom. Abeer Abu Omar reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
Saudi civil defence authority says danger passed after it issued alerts via its national early warning platform.
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted missiles targeting Riyadh and Dhahran, with falling debris injuring people.
A Saudi Aramco building has been hit in Dhahran, following Saudi-led coalition strikes on Houthi 'vital assets' in Yemen
Saudi Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran in eastern Saudi Arabia was hit during a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants on Tuesday that caused a fire in a part of the complex, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
France's embassy in Saudi Arabia told its citizens to avoid the airports in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam on Tuesday as fighting escalates between a Saudi-led coalition and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have been attacking Saudi airports and oil facilities since last week.
Chinese-Pakistani fighter jets and a China-made air-defence system reportedly deployed to Saudi Arabia could be brought into action following Pakistan’s renewed pledge to defend the kingdom after deadly Houthi attacks on Riyadh. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that Islamabad would cooperate with Riyadh “in every possible way” under their defence agreements, after Houthi strikes on the Saudi capital’s main airport the previous day killed at least 13 people and wounded...
A selloff in chipmakers drag US equity futures down ahead of bank earnings. Saudi Arabia intercepted more ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthis, targeting Riyadh and Khamis Mushait. Nandan Nilekani of Infosys speaks exclusively with Bloomberg's Shery Ahn at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. Seema Shah of Principal Asset Management joins "Bloomberg Brief" to look ahead to bank earnings. (Source: Bloomberg)
How exposed is Saudi Arabia? Just as Iran’s retaliation to Donald Trump’s war suddenly exposed the vulnerability of neighboring Gulf states…how much is Riyadh reeling from the escalation with Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis? We’ll assess the physical and material damage from strikes on airports and oil facilities as well as eventual repercussions for the kingdom’s ability to project strength. In the age of cheap drone warfare, how much can a battle-hardened militia push against the region’s richest nation?
Saudi Arabia extended on Monday the closure of the international airport in Riyadh after announcing the Saudi-led coalition was responding to Houthi combined drone and missile attacks. On Saturday, another attack left 13 dead and over 300 injured. This is one of the worst disruptions to Saudi aviation in years – marking a significant escalation in the war with Yemen's Houthi rebels. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Philip Turle.
Saudi Arabia said it was dealing with new drone and missile attacks, following deadly weekend strikes on Riyadh airport claimed by Yemen's Houthis. Simon Marks explains the challenge posed to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Source: Bloomberg)