Attack on airport in Saudi capital, Riyadh, leaves several injured
Operations suspended at King Khalid International Airport after another attack this week, Civil Aviation Authority says.

Operations suspended at King Khalid International Airport after another attack this week, Civil Aviation Authority says.




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Saudi Arabia says two of the missiles intercepted were headed towards the capital, Riyadh.
Yemen’s tribes could prove crucial to government’s fight against the Houthis, but many may wait before choosing sides.
Yemeni government forces say in a social media post they carried out 2,103 ‘precise targeting operations’.

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Houthi strikes on two of its international airports have killed three people.
Moroccan, Algerian women killed in Abha, Sudanese national killed in Riyadh.








Yemeni government says one of the missiles hit Aden airport’s runway minutes before a flight from Cairo was due to land.
More than 137,000 students in conflict zones lose access to education, deepening Yemen’s already dire schooling crisis.

Explosions near Aden International Airport after Yemen’s Saudi-backed gov’t said two missiles were fired by the Houthis.