Saudi capital airport hit by second strike in two days
Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for attacks on the airport over the weekend, which have killed at least 13.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for attacks on the airport over the weekend, which have killed at least 13.
Saudi Arabia vowed to retaliate against Yemenโs Houthi rebels on Sunday after a strike on Riyadhโs international airport killed a dozen people and wounded more than 300, marking the kingdom's deadliest strike in a decade.
Saudi Arabia vowed to retaliate against Yemenโs Houthi rebels on Sunday after a strike on Riyadhโs international airport killed a dozen people and wounded more than 300, marking the kingdom's deadliest strike in a decade.
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deadly strike on Riyadh's international airport was "not acceptable". Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia vowed to retaliate against Yemen's Houthi rebels after the attack killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
The suspected attack comes a day after Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed two deadly attacks on the Riyadh airport.
Flights were disrupted after Iran-aligned Houthi rebels reportedly targeted Saudi Arabia, including a missile fired towards Riyadh International Airport.
Iran and Saudi Arabia are edging dangerously closer to direct conflict, analysts warn, after Riyadh resumed major air strikes on Yemenโs Tehran-allied Houthi rebels this week, ending a four-year lull. More than 100 Saudi warplanes bombed rebel positions on Monday, enabling Yemeni government forces to retake much of the Red Sea coastal territory the Houthis seized last month. The Houthis had been aided by embedded Iranian military advisers. Analysts expect the Houthis to retaliate by intensifying...
The internationally recognised Yemeni government announced on Sunday the launch of an offensive โto recapture territory held by Houthi rebels, with President Rashad al-Alimi swearing to fight "until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia".
Yemenโs Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed attacks against facilities of Aramco, the world's largest oil company, in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.
Speaking to broadcasters TF1 and France 2, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced that โmilitary resourcesโ will be sent to protect the Yanbu oil site in Saudi Arabia, integral to maintaining the kingdomโs fuel exports and increasingly threatened by Yemenโs Iran-backed Houthi rebels.ย
The King Khalid International Airport incident caused hours of flight disruptions and comes amid an escalating conflict with Houthi rebels in Yemen.
A plume of smoke and flames rose near Riyadh's main international airport on Saturday and residents reported hearing loud booms hours after Saudi authorities issued the first alert for the country's capital since the latest escalation with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. An Aramco fuel tank near the airport was reportedly on fire, according to a journalist in Riyadh.ย
Displaced Yemenis who fled to Djibouti have been describing the fighting that forced them to leave. At least 100,000 people have left Yemen since the start of September as Iran-backed Houthi rebels advanced on the coast, seizing control of the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait.
Saudi Arabia's air defences claim to have intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday, which the Iran-aligned rebels denied. Meanwhile, several explosions were heard on the island of Qeshm, near the Strait of Hormuz. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
A video claiming to show Houthi rebels ambushing Saudi-backed mercenaries has racked up major views on X. But theย FRANCE 24 Observersย found itย is actually footage of 2024 Houthi military drills. The clip was edited with football commentary and blurred flags, which originally show Israel, the UK and US, not Saudi Arabia. Other viral videos falsely linked to Houthi attacks on a Saudi Aramco refinery were also traced to unrelated fires in Texas and Russia. Vedika Bahl fact-checks in Truth or Fake.
Bloomberg's Veena Ali-Khan said that clashes between Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia is an 'escalation' of regional tensions as fighting disrupts key areas for oil production. Ali-Kahn said that Saudi Arabia is caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to responding to recent attacks, as leaders weigh the impact of military retaliation against gains in leverage for the Houthis. (Source: Bloomberg)